immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
(period of) a year; during an era
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
moving; changing residence; change of address
security firm; security company
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
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...
mass communication; mass media
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
go that far; to that extent
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
regret; repentance; remorse
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
answering machine; answerphone