pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
dismissal (from a position); discharge
to hide; to keep to oneself
salary reduction; salary cut
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
rascal; scoundrel; villain
pupil; student; schoolchild
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
retort; back talk; backchat
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
remote island; distant island; punishment by exile to a remote island
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to leave a space (between words)
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted