performance of one's official duties
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
foster mother; adoptive mother
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
registration; accession; register; entry; record
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
relatively; comparatively
to have an idea; to have a clue
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes