truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
several people; a few people
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to be reminded of; to call to mind
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
powerful medicine; strong poison
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to make sure of the truth
summoning of a sworn witness (court, Diet); subpoena
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage