repair; renovation; restoration
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
when about to go back; on the way back; on the way home
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
danger; peril; hazard; risk
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
land near a castle; castle town
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
assertion; declaration; affirmation
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
due form; official; formality
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset