notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
serious condition; critical condition
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
matter of time; question of time
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
law department; law school
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
verbal message; word (from someone)
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
just because; even if; even though
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
January; first month of the lunar calendar
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
open field; empty lot; plain
to take someone's life; to kill someone
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being