well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
tofu shop; tofu seller; tofu maker
member of the Lower House
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
murder; homicide; manslaughter
arrest; apprehension; capture
District Public Prosecutor's Office
committing a suspect to trial; referring a case to a public prosecutor
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mass communication; mass media
to gather; to collect; to assemble
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
home area; home town; local
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation