police officer; policeman; constable
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
alone; by oneself; on one's own
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
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)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
great victory; crushing victory
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
and; thereupon; because of that
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
hustler; entrepreneur; (skilled or professional) pool player; billiard player; swindler; con man
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be worried; to be troubled
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid