news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
news; word; tidings; omen
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
inner citadel; core; center; centre
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
support; backing; aid; assistance
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
club activities; extracurricular activities
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
downturn; downward swing; downside
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
entreaty; supplication; petition
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season