to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
from the viewpoint of; according to
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
somehow; for some reason or other
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
all over Japan; throughout Japan
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
victim; injured party; sufferer
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
attendance; presence; appearance
bus terminal; bus station
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places