to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
private affairs; personal matter
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
incineration; destruction by fire
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
while; during; while; although; all; both
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift