to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
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
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
bento; Japanese box lunch
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
death penalty; capital punishment
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
plural; multiple; several
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
recommended sentence; prosecution's demand for punishment
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
phone duty; being on call
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
great difference; major mistake
killing two birds with one stone
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
home area; home town; local
penal labour; work assigned to prisoners
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
delivery from a storehouse; shipping; leaving a garage; leaving the depot
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity