person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
naturally; of course; understandably
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
dealing with; coping with
notice; notification; report; posting
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
again (and again); once again; yet again
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to put on airs; to assume importance
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
in that way; like that; that way
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in spite of; regardless of
consequence; outcome; result; blame
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
good person; virtuous person
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know