person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
immediately; right away; on the spot
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
after that; afterwards; thereafter
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
proposal; offer; request; application
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining