service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
central government office; head office; this office
one after another; in succession
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
cooperation; collaboration
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
unkindness; unfriendliness
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
all for the best; what is right
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
proposal; offer; request; application
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
experienced; already had an experience (with something)