collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
duty; function; office; mission; task
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
headquarters; head office; main office
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
at that time; in those days
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
end; tip; extremities; terminal
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
in succession; one by one
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to attack; to assault; to assail
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark