official business; public business
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
world; society; people; the public
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
rival candidate; opposing candidate
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to ask a question; to ask questions
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch