clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
private affairs; personal matter
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
incineration; destroy by fire
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
while; during; while; although; all; both
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
in comparison to; rather than
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing