disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
like this; this sort; this way
article; news story; report; account
general public; the masses
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)
stochastic; probabilistic
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
death rate; mortality rate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
rather; better; instead; if anything
green light; (giving) permission; OK
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause