at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
local election; regional elections
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
administrator; director; commissioner
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
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)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hedge; fence; border; limit
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
District Public Prosecutor's Office
special investigation department
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
(criminal) investigation headquarters
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
cooperation; coordination; link
while; during; while; although; all; both
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire