notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
free (of charge); gratuitous
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
fast-talking; rapid talking
to state; to express; to mention
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
(Japanese) Public Security Intelligence Agency
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
energy-saving measures; energy-saving strategy
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
government office; agency; board