country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
not yet known; unknown; strange
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
every day and every night
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy