hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
food (on a table; esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges; rent
the passive; passive voice
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
bookkeeping; keeping accounts; bookkeeper; accountant
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
ranking wrestler in the makuuchi (senior-grade) or juryo (junior-grade) divisions
to be found; to be discovered
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
unable to focus on ... (due to being preoccupied with something else); unable to concentrate on ...; unable to settle down to ...
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
someone; a certain person
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
minister (of a government department)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly; house hunting
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
autopsy; post-mortem (examination); (coroner's) inquest; examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed