good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
commencing with; including
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
time; season; period; phase; stage
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to call again; to call (someone) back
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
serious crime; grave crime
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension