unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
political measures; policy
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
completion; perfection; accomplishment
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
completion of construction
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
28th day of the month; 28 days
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
25th day of the month; 25 days
departure; leaving; setting off
31st day of the month; 31 days
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
time; season; period; phase; stage
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants