lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
police officer; policeman; constable
such; like that; that sort of; very
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
goodness; excellence; virtue
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to pass (of time); to elapse
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people