to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
suspension (from work or school)
listening device; bug; wiretap
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
absolutely; positively; decidedly
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to turn left; to turn to the left
government worker; public servant; civil servant
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
flight; escape; running away; flying high
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
food and drink; eating and drinking
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
inspector general; commissioner
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
concealment; suppression; hiding
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
I have nothing to do with it
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
outside telephone line; outer circle
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)