curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
article based on unconfirmed reports; unsubstantiated news story
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
putting into operation; invocation
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
kisha club; restrictive press club operated by some government bodies and corporations
ministries and government offices; the authorities
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
fast moving; fast running; fast sailing
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
in the prefecture; prefectural
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect