control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
tacit; unspoken; implicit
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt
lost child department; place to bring lost children to
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
well known; well connected
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair