money brought to a funeral; incense money; fee for a geisha's time
misrepresentation; misstatement
killing a younger brother; fratricide
employment agency; placement agency; labour exchange; labor exchange
character; disposition; spirit; temperament
social responsibility; social accountability
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
becoming employed by a government office, agency, board, etc.
fraternal (of twins); diovular; dizygotic; biovular
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
how many times; how often
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
staff member; station employee; official
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
(talking in a) half-joking manner
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
omitted character; omitted letter