to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
anything and everything; just about everything
to show up; to appear; to turn up
memory; sense; experience
at once; immediately; right now
second (unit of time); arc second
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
article; news story; report; account
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
my party; our party; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you
contract; compact; agreement
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
how many people; a number of people
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
at that time; in those days
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
bribery case; bribery scandal; graft case
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back