near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
headquarters; head office; main office
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
town; city; municipal; urban
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to need; to demand; to take; to require
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
that day; the very same day
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to try to do; to attempt to do
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
mental; spiritual; emotional
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse