one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
failure; mistake; blunder
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
the place for; the time for; the level of
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
forensic researcher; crime scene investigator
Sawaguchi Yasuko (1965.6-)
offence; offense; hindrance
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
after a long time; for the first time in a while
wife and children; (arch.) wife
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
hospitalization; hospitalisation
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
very important person; VIP
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
concealment; suppression; hiding
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
secret; private; surreptitious
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
if so; in that case; in that situation
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention