cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
fast-talking; rapid talking
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
settlement; solution; resolution
different opinion; objection
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to be too numerous; to be too much
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
how; in what way; I wonder
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household