return to one's country; return to one's hometown
Korean person residing in Japan (esp. a North Korean national who came to Japan before 1945 or a descendant of such a person); Zainichi Korean
educator; teacher; educationalist
murder; homicide; manslaughter
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
dreadful thought; painful experience; terrible thought; horrendous ordeal
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
manipulation of public opinion
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
different thing; another question; different case
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
another thing; exception; special case
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
low dining table; tea table
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; menstruation
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act