to know (a person); to think
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents; program in a competing timeslot (programme)
questionnaire; survey; poll
secret; private; surreptitious
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
number of votes polled; poll votes
in this manner; in this way; like this
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
questionnaire; survey; poll
sexual preference; sexual predilection
consideration; taking into account
like this; this sort; this way
guess; conjecture; surmise
explanation; interpretation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)