drama; play; powerful drug
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to be worried; to be troubled
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
both (people); the two of them
on duty; at work; while working
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
river; stream; River; the ... river
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
like this; in this way; as you see
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe