to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
storehouse; warehouse; godown
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
meaning; significance; sense
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
mass communication; mass media
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
as (for); for; in the capacity of
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
all eyes; public attention
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
considerably; fairly; quite
knowing; (an) acquaintance
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
surname; family name; last name
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)