what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
runway; airstrip; landing strip; flight strip
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
military of the Empire of Japan
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
improvement of relations; rapprochement
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself