report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
commerce; trade; business
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
innocence; being not guilty
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
this world; this life; world of the living
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
inner citadel; core; center; centre
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
to cease; to stop; to be over
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
offender; criminal; culprit
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss