to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
second (unit of time); arc second
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
police; police officer; police station
to investigate; to examine
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
written pledge; signed note of assurance; memorandum; legal instrument
after the end (of something); post-
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
festival merrymaking; revelry
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)