company; corporation; workplace
in succession; one by one
to be found; to be discovered
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
sales; selling; marketing
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
murder; killing; murderer
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
things at hand; personal belongings
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to do someone in; to bump someone off
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
mental; spiritual; emotional
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange