direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
traffic report; information on traffic flow; transportation information
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to pick up; to find; to gather
failure; mistake; blunder
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to attempt; to test; to try out
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
perfect; complete; flawless
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt