to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
what time; (lit.) which hour
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
one's post; place of work; workplace
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
school nurse; nurse-teacher; health teacher
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
intention; idea; inclination; wish
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
each time it happens; at all such times
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!