small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
curse; spell; malediction
rich person; wealthy person
to approach; to draw near
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
home area; home town; local
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to be profitable; to yield a profit
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
press corps; group of reporters
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
professor; teaching; instruction
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
willpower; faith; telekinesis; psychokinesis
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
how much; how many; to what extent