duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
preventing recurrence (of); preventing from happening again
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
assembling a criminal case
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
about this time; about now
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sunrise; half-melon shaped bun
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
summer vacation; summer holiday
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
else; in addition; besides
thunderbird (North-American indigenous mythical spirit bird)
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current