study; research; investigation
progress; being under way
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
how; in what way; how about; questionable
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
madness; craziness; insanity
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
being very busy; busyness
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
performance of one's official duties
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to thrust before; to thrust at
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to comfort; to console; to amuse
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze