changing the water (e.g. in a fish tank); well cleaning
to get on well with (someone)
visit; presence; attendance
manslaughter; bodily injury resulting in death
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
various places; several sources
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
Yangtze River; Changjiang River
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
administrator; director; commissioner
about when; about what time; how soon
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to investigate; to examine
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
what people say; rumours; public opinion
unspecified large number (of people)
going home from work; on the way home from work