crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)
nice; good; well-executed
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
growth period (in children)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
training (esp. in-service); induction course
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
now that; since; so long as; because
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
in the same way as; just like
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business