to increase; to add to; to augment
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
student (esp. a university student)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
of course; certainly; naturally
opinion; intention; thought
(Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
society; public; community; social studies
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
it is not (like that) either
fifth day of the month; five days
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
notice of resignation; (one's) resignation; resignation notice
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to rest; to relax; to repose
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
opening a business; opening a practice
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
continuation; succession; series
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to watch over; to watch attentively
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve