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
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
mail; postal matter; postal item
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to seize (secure) evidence
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
world; society; people; the public
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days