to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
person concerned; interested party; related party
to collect the ashes of the deceased; to look after someone's affairs after he dies
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to appear in the newspaper
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
dignity; majesty; sanctity
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...