noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
during imprisonment; while in jail
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
written notification; notification (written)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to be consistent; to be coherent
to have the memory of having done something oneself
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
person who has rendered distinguished service
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
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)
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
forced repatriation; deportation