investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to talk; to carry meaning
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
how long; how much; to what extent
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
sincere; honest; faithful
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
every month; each month; monthly
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
fourth day of the month; four days
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to wash again; to reconsider
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
guard; security (officer); guardsman