to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to lend an ear to; to listen to
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
financial difficulty; distress
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
planned; scheduled; systematic
absconding; disappearance
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
leadership skill; leadership ability
(political) power; authority; influence
to keep (a person) waiting
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
breeding; raising; rearing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
dismissal; sacking; discharge
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
reinstatement; reappointment
view; opinion; finding; findings
National Personnel Authority
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
that is to say; so that means
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
possession; occupation; occupancy
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral