recent situation or conditions
notice; notification; report; posting
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
such; this sort of; like this
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
feeling one gets from listening to something
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
ancient soldier's hat; common soldier; rank and file (of a political party)
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
capable; able; talented; promising
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to need; to require; to take; to demand
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to dazzle; to make dizzy; to bewilder
arts; crafts; handicrafts
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
government official; clerk
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
notice; attention; observation
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
medical science; medicine
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb