(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
in the future; another day; later
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
major incident; major happening; big scandal
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
joint venture of government and business; business venture financed jointly by the public and private sectors; semi-public sector; (lit.) third sector
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
military police brigade (land army)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
magazine; journal; periodical
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
street; quarter; district; area
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
I see; that's right; indeed
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be photographed; to be projected