circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
overseas student; exchange student
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
burning at the stake; burning to death
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
strip-searching; security check
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
humiliation; shame; loss of face
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to nip (something) in the bud
detective bureau; detective agency; investigation firm
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
leased line; private circuit; private line
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense