direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
small number; few; minority
symposium; round-table discussion
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
at the meeting; on the occasion
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
major incident; major happening; big scandal
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
world; society; people; the public
to annoy; to cause trouble
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
myself; yourself; I; me; you
belief; conviction; opinion
to state; to express; to mention
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
military personnel; soldier
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
regiment of military policemen
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference