to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
article; news story; report; account
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
aging; wearing out; deterioration
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
cannot be treated lightly; requiring careful attention; cannot be ignored
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to read (a book, etc.) over again
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
attendance (at school); going to school
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
bento; Japanese box lunch
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate