person concerned; interested party; related party
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
silence; stillness; quietness
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
scandal; deplorable event
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
life; living; I; me; student
action; operation; effect; function
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
main question; real issue at hand
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
beforehand; in advance; previously
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
in line with this; therefore
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to throw into; to toss into
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement