announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to dye; to colour; to color
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
rather; sooner; preferably
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
(police) detective; criminal matter
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
beyond that point; after that
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
ochazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
warrant; summons; written order
duty; obligation; responsibility
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
arrest; apprehension; capture
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence