tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
after that; afterwards; thereafter
same; similar; (just) like; equal
final; eventual; ultimate
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
remembrance; recollection; recognition
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...