to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
Japanese person; Japanese people
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
phone duty; being on call
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
just; fair; proper; reasonable
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end