respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
business world; business circles; (the) industry
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
influence; clout; leverage
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
sudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump; surge
a rival horse or candidate
thousands; several thousand
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
chance (of success); odds
gem; jewel; precious stone
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
letter; missive; note; mail
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
danger; peril; hazard; risk
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
arrest; apprehension; capture
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out