injury; harm; evil influence; damage
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to appease; to suppress; to calm
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to eagerly look forward to
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
being very busy; busyness
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
military affairs; military service
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to continue to work; to work away (at)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
severe; strict; tough; hard