announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
victim; injured party; sufferer
area; region; district; locality
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
schedule; program; programme; agenda
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
memories; recollections; reminiscence
separate; respective; different
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
lintel of the alcove in a tea room or a window in a shoin-style reception room; cloud-shaped carving on the bottom of a transom; metallic bowl used to hold the charcoal in a wooden hibachi
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to find out; to discover; to locate
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
murder; killing; murderer
hiding one's embarrassment
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink