to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
not necessarily so; is not always true
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
government office; public office
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
government sources; official quarters
every place; various places
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up