piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
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
discovery; detection; finding
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
duty; obligation; responsibility
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
never mind!; don't worry about it
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
company president; manager; director
according to plan; as planned; on target
selling out; being sold out
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
the following week; the next week
selling like mad; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
ceasing to publish; discontinuance of publication
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
excellent; superb; first-rate
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence