previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
himself; yourself; herself
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to lie down; to throw oneself down
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
home area; home town; local
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation