not yet fixed; undecided; pending
to be selected (from among many people)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to score points with (a person)
successor; replacement; second wife
cloistered rule; government by cloistered emperors
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to escape death; to be saved from death
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
portrait of deceased person
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange