explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
arrest rate; clear-up rate; crime-arrest ratio
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)
results; record; grades; marks
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
police; police officer; police station
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
all; entire; whole; altogether
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
old hag; old woman; old bat
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification