to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to take flight; to disappear
several times (as large, over)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
every day and every night
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
throughput; processing power
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
on the occasion of; at the time of
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
to press a question; to cross-examine
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
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
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
compulsory investigation; compulsory search
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head