to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
success or failure; outcome; result
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to hammer out the details; to work out details
searching for someone; search for a missing person
exhaust gas; exhaust fumes
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
one's share; one's portion
this, that and the other; this and that
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to be discouraged; to shrink from
usurpation; taking back; dispossession