to comfort; to console; to amuse
story; tale; talk; discussion
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to become misty; to become hazy
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
police; police officer; police station
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
arrest; apprehension; capture
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bento; Japanese box lunch
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
aggravated breach of trust
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them