event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
based on; on the basis of
murder; killing; murderer
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
though; notwithstanding; although
instability; insecurity; crankiness
home area; home town; local
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
job; work; duties; trade; skill
how; in what way; how about; questionable
timewise; temporal; chronal
proposal; proposition; suggestion
general; popular; common; typical
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
never mind!; don't worry about it
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
that is to say; so that means
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement