Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to increase; to add to; to augment
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
any more; any further; any better; any longer
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
concealment; suppression; hiding
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
materials; data; document
after that; afterwards; thereafter
official announcement; proclamation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
settlement; solution; resolution
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
mass communication; mass media
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(criminal) investigation headquarters
to wash again; to reconsider
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
until now; so far; up to the present
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)