opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
future prospects; promise
official suggestion (esp. to resign from one's job); official advice; official instruction
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
deputy head teacher; vice principal
secret information; intelligence
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; palanquin; litter; lower back; waist
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
inspection of personal belongings (e.g. before entering a venue)
special election; by-election; bye-election
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
recommender; nominator; referee
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
personal criticism; character sketch
self-questioning; to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
Ming (serif typeface); Minchō
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to have troubles; to have concerns
the most ... of all (in team, department, class, etc.); the greatest ... in
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
exposure to wind; severe criticism
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
the future; future prospects
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")