to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
future (usually near); prospects
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to brave a danger; to take a risk
difficult to ...; hard to ...
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
pregnancy; conception; gestation
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
blood relationship; blood relative
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
again; once more; a second time
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
telephone call; telephone (device)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
one's post; place of work; workplace
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
police cell; place of detention; jail
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way