bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
this occasion; at this time; now
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to get benefit from; to profit from; to gain benefit
furnishings; implements; equipment
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
as everyone knows; needless to point out
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
will not do; do not; does not
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
for example; for instance; e.g.
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
contradiction; inconsistency
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence