civil affairs; civil case
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in the morning; during the morning
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
serious; not joking; straight
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
time; season; period; phase; stage
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
unsettled; pending; unresolved
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
overseas student; exchange student
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
newspaper story (article, account)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
connection; link; relationship
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion