to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to hold fast; to protect to the end
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
because of; owing to; due to
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
how many years; how long; what year
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
to pass (of time); to elapse
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
police; police officer; police station
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
in this way; thus; such; uh...