news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
close; intimate; on good terms
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
that's the way it is; such is life
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
matter to be checked or investigated
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
old age; old person; the old; the aged
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
considerably; greatly; a lot
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
having not the slightest idea
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)