to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
impression; strong belief; conviction
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
in the prefecture; prefectural
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
number of persons; personnel
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
skill involving the hands; craft
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously