(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
gossip; corner of the mouth
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
friction; discord; strife
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
calculus (concretion of minerals formed inside the body)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for