cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
good news; happy news; glad tidings
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
staff for a new store; opening store staff
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
timing-wise; timewise; seasonal; depending on the time
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to stand (up); to rise; to stick up
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
average; ordinary; normal
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)