at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
selection; choice; option
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
but; however; provided that
to be found; to be discovered
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with somebody's duties
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
concealment; suppression; hiding
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to spread; to be propagated
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
for today; for the time being
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason