relation; connection; relevance
events of the day; current affairs
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
heading; headline; index; headword
article; news story; report; account
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to write down; to record; to register
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
war; fighting; fierce competition
that's the way it is; such is life
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
thought; consideration; thinking
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to push aside; to push one's way through
to keep standing; to stand motionless
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
space; interval; space character; whitespace
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
suspended particles; floating matter