feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
news programme; news program
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
difficult to ...; hard to ...
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
new car model; late-model car
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
together; at the same time; same; identical
one day; (on) a certain day
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to paint (draw) a picture