cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
first time; first; initial
how; in what way; by what means
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to watch steadily; to stare
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it's no joke; gimme a break!
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
else; in addition; besides
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
again; once more; a second time
confections; sweets; candy; cake
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
stole (shawl); stall; stall (of an engine); (animal) stall
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
non-prescription glasses (worn as a fashion accessory); fake glasses; lensless glasses
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
discovery; detection; finding
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry