(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
human resources; man-power resources
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
business trip; official trip
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
optimism; taking an optimistic view
yellow light (traffic); warning sign; sign of danger
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
police cell; place of detention; jail
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to ignore (a fault, misstep, issue, etc.); to disregard; to overlook; to pass over; to let go unquestioned
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit