to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
price; cost; value; worth; merit
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
there being no use in arguing (about it)
human rights; civil liberties
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to accept (a thing) with thanks