to attack; to assault; to assail
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
exactly as stated; verbatim
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
speaking voice; talking voice
please (give me); please (do for me)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
together; at the same time; same; identical
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
about; concerning; related to; -ish
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)