private first-class (army); airman first class (air force); lance corporal (US Marines; Commonwealth military); seaman (navy)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
left-wing (politics); left wing (of a bird, aircraft, formation, etc.); left flank; left field
journal; magazine; periodical
charge; grounds; suspicion
to investigate; to examine
to pass (of time); to elapse
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
deadly serious; deadly earnest
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
single word; a few words; brief comment
Japanese company active abroad; company partly funded by Japanese nationals
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
hey there; I say; see here
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
resistance against Japanese aggression; anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
serious; severe; grave; acute
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
article; news story; report; account
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible