to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
prompt; immediate; in real time
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
snake; serpent; large snake
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
due form; official; formality
to name; to call; to christen; to term
at the meeting; on the occasion
to play a leading role; to play a central part
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
military authorities; army circles
secret; private; surreptitious
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat