to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
questionnaire; survey; poll
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
incident involving the taking of hostages; hostage situation
at that time; in those days
offender; criminal; culprit
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
just one person; only one
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
large amount of money; great cost
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
private citizen; civilian
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
in the mountains; among the mountains
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
professor; teaching; instruction
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)