pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
religious organization; religious organisation
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
general term; generic name
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
stupid brat; son of a bitch
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
declaration of war; proclamation of war
ministries and government offices; the authorities
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.