explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
press corps; group of reporters
to say; to tell; to state; to do
clearing one's throat; cough
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
unqualified; without qualifications
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
childcare leave; maternity leave; paternity leave
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to sniff out; to get wind of
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)