to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
(economic) depression; recession; slump
influence; effect; impact
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
one's husband; one's wife
resignation; acceptance; consolation
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
match (for lighting a fire)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
wall clock; grandfather clock
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
at work; in the midst of work; working
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to finish reading; to read through
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity