report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
good news; happy news; glad tidings
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
Niigata (city, prefecture)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
to add (to); to add on; to append
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
extrajudicial; extralegal; supralegal
releasing on parole; conditional release
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.); trial period; probation period
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to accept; to receive; to agree
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
eating; bite (in fishing)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to ask (someone to do); to invite; to tempt; to entice; to allure
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
time (three times, each time, etc.); times