just now; a moment ago; this very minute
work; business; company; study
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
swindler; imposter; crook
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
person concerned; interested party; related party
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
murder; killing; murderer
(person treated as a) plaything
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
(very) patient; persevering
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point