investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
that's true; of course; obviously
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
lowest ever; record-low; lowest on record
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
branch office; branch store
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
disinheritance; disowning
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
ability; capability; skill
share (in a company); stock
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
rise and fall; fluctuation
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
scale; scope; plan; structure
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
business world; business circles; (the) industry
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
a few years ago; some years back