inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
for today; for the time being
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be kind to; to treat kindly
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
recently; lately; these days
since when; from when; how long
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
immune strength; immunity
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
leaving everything up to someone else
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
business trip; official trip
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school