3rd day of the month; three days
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
estimate (of costs); budget
to increase; to add to; to augment
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
intuition; instinct; hunch
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
Nikkei (newspaper, share index)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
league; federation; union
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
again; once more; a second time
equality; impartiality; evenness
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to intend; to be sure that
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
root; source; origin; cause