inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
official announcement; proclamation
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to move forward; to move on
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
emergency press conference; hastily called press conference; impromptu press conference
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment