by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to be born; to come into the world
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
power; authority; jurisdiction
standing to reason; natural
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
more harm than good; harmful and of no use
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
murder; homicide; manslaughter
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
competent authorities; supervisory authority
cancellation; abandonment
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
mountain road; mountain trail
Andou Masazumi (1876.9.25-1955.10.14)
Kiyose Ichirō (1884.7.5-1967.6.27)
Nakano Shigeharu (1902-1979)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
party conference; party council; party decision; party resolution
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
older brother; elder brother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
evening; last night; yesterday evening
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
clear (distinction); distinct; clear-cut; sharp
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier