foreign capital group; foreign company
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
foreign; abroad; overseas
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
to quit one's job; to resign
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
reaction; response; reaction
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
warrant; summons; written order
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic