development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
special; particular; peculiar; unique
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
living room (Japanese-style)
a few years ago; some years back
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
continuation; succession; series
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
counsel; defender; advocate
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
don't worry about it; forget about it
personal selection (esp. of a defense lawyer); private selection (e.g. of poetry)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
verbal message; word (from someone)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
resolute; determined; bold
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
amount of money; sum of money
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt