activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
police officer; policeman; constable
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
letting (someone) die without helping
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
United Nations Security Council
permanent member of the UN Security Council
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to stop walking; to pause
to watch over; to watch attentively