to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to become clear; to be made public
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
system; institution; organization; organisation
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
thorough; exhaustive; complete
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
seeing one off; farewell; escort
woman; female; feminine gender
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
portrait of deceased person
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
man; male; masculine gender
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)