nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
follow-up survey; tracing survey; contact tracing (of an infectious disease)
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
currency value; value of a currency
to match; to equal; (arch.) to catch up with; (arch.) to overtake
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
as soon as possible; ASAP
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
newspaper stand; newspaper seller; paper carrier; newspaper reporter
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
from the beginning; from scratch
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
hostility; antagonism; opposition
rival; competitor; competition
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby