pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
prohibition; inhibition; ban
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
person of doubtful origin
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
family; members of a family
mail; postal matter; postal item
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to live; to reside; to inhabit
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation