to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
regiment of military policemen
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
one's post; place of work; workplace
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
another kind; distinct species; variety
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
outward appearance; apparent
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
un-; non-; negative prefix
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
becoming cancerous; canceration
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
illegal; illicit; unlawful
medical care; medical treatment
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct