notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
number of persons; personnel
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
counter for choices, options, etc.
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
ordinary citizen; the general public
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
until now; so far; up to the present
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
chatter mark (machine tools)
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
piece; fragment; one (object)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
how many years; how long; what year
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier