grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)
daddy's girl; daddy's boy
working away from the office
estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
police affairs; military police
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
jostle; struggle; scuffle
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
sex establishment; brothel
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
digression; many divergences
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to have a name entered in the family register
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
voice training; vocal exercises
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
electrical appliances; electric appliances
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
disadvantageous; long (odds)
Buddhist memorial service
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out