extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
illegal donation; secret contribution
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
indictment; prosecution; complaint
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to chase; to run after; to pursue
such; like that; that sort of; very
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
family; members of a family
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one's person; around one's person
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
really; truly; indeed; good grief
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
private citizen; civilian