starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
as you see; as you can see
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
joke; playfulness; kidding around
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
demotion; relegation; downgrading
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
to have troubles; to have concerns
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
university hospital; teaching hospital
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of