amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
public relations section or department
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to take over; to hand over
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to approach; to draw near
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
dismissal (from a position); discharge
secretary (government); director; chief
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
homecoming; return to one's home
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
long ago; a long time ago; already
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
the following week; the next week
death; the next world; to pass away; to die