by means of; due to; because of; according to
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
waste of time; killing time
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
notice; attention; observation
to turn towards; to point
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)