seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
mail; postal matter; postal item
to pick up; to find; to gather
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; stealing
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
decision; settlement; definition
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
order; command; directions; instructions
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
shyster; pettifogger; unscrupulous lawyer; crooked lawyer
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
indictment; prosecution; complaint
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament