police officer; policeman; policewoman
conference room; council room
depressive state (e.g. of manic depression); depressive condition
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to forget to say; to forget to mention
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
establishment; settlement
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
throwaway; disposable; single-use
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
small number; few; minority
way (of doing); manner; method
individualism; egoism; selfishness
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
suspicious-looking; fishy
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
magic; witchcraft; sorcery
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
Tao; Dao; fundamental principle of the universe (in Taoism)
folk beliefs; folk religion
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
time axis; time basis; timeline
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
vitality; (one's) life force