to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
press conference; news conference
if so; in that case; in that situation
trouble; bother; annoyance
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
in name only; titular; nominal
within the village; all over the village; throughout the village
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
if it is (the case that ...)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
related to; in relation to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)