but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
testimony; (verbal) evidence
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
the real criminal; true culprit
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
forced laugh; forced smile
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
poultry raising; poultry farming; chicken farming
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous