important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
innocence; being not guilty
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
surname; family name; last name
to correct oneself; to restate
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
truancy; school non-attendance
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
person concerned; interested party; related party
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
home; household; family; hearth
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
cryptid (animal whose existence is unsubstantiated, e.g. the yeti)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
daytime television serial; soap opera
love quadrangle; four-way relationship
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
distant look; faraway look
true character; real nature
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
calculated; premeditated; considered
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
dispute; argument; contention
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise