office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to watch over; to watch attentively
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to cause someone to worry
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
12th anniversary of one's death
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
one's best interests; one's own good
children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
persistence; single-mindedness
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
remaining silent; keeping secret
de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage
15th day of the 1st lunar month
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
funeral; burial; condolence
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
listening device; bug; wiretap
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
police cell; place of detention; jail
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody