automatic; intransitive verb
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
nightless gay quarters; nightless city
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to run about; to rush about
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
Minister for Foreign Affairs
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
in respect of; in regard to; as for
you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
big talk; boasting; bragging
favourite horse; favorite horse
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to lean against; to set against
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
in session; in progress; under way; open
festival merrymaking; revelry
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)