inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
immediately; right away; on the spot
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
fluent (in a language); flowing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
flight; escape; running away; flying high
rather; better; instead; if anything
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to trample; to crush underfoot
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
door; gate; opening; title page
at least; at most; (even) just
civilized person; civilized people
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
comparatively; relatively
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK