to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
to be intimate with; to befriend
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
understanding person; supporter
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
Greater Tokyo Metropolitan area; metropolitan area (of a capital)
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
entry into port; arriving in harbor
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
(large) building; public building; hall
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
right side; right-hand side