public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
preliminary examination; pretrial hearing
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
image; figure; figure; form; image
roundup; wholesale arrest
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
reading aloud; recitation
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
resolution; decision; vote
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion