inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
transfer (of a call, patient, etc.); forwarding (a letter, email, etc.); redirection; transfer (of data); transmission
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
older sister; elder sister
re-education; retraining; in-service training
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
manners; courtesy; etiquette
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
inattention; absent-mindedness
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
with a crack; with a smash
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip