first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
trial; judgement; judgment
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
person concerned; interested party; related party
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
schedule; program; programme; agenda
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
on the occasion of; at the time of
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
public consultation; public information
that day; the very same day
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
originally; by nature; from the start
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to spread; to be propagated
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sympathy; compassion; pity
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
how long; how far; how much
system; institution; organization; organisation
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
large amount of money; great cost
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up