disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
otherwise; or else; if not
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
every month; each month; monthly
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
impossible to do (although wants to)
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
by today; before the day is over
middle of the night; dead of night
empirically; from experience
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session