serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
calamity; misfortune; disaster
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
unexpectedly; surprisingly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
in this manner; in this way; like this
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
earnestly; immediately; exactly
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time