reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
dealing with; coping with
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
secretariat; executive office
election campaign strategy; election tactics
to refer to; to use as reference
letter; missive; note; mail
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
second day of the month; two days
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
as; because; with; due to
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
together; at the same time; same; identical
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
river; stream; River; the ... river
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to base something on; to make something the basis
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
head house (family); birthplace; originator