legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
woman; female; feminine gender
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
it is I who should say so
to have a name entered in the family register
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
Supreme Court justice; Supreme Court judge
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
article; news story; report; account
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
reason; cause; circumstances
near oneself; close to one; familiar
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
study; library; den; home office; reading room
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
back off!; leave me alone!
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort