finding employment; getting a job
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
another's parent; another's parents
to care for someone; to look after someone
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
periodic check; periodic inspection; routine inspection
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
singing voice; (sound of) singing
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
several times; once or twice
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to say no more; to sink into silence
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
little finger; pinky; little toe
presumption; assumption; estimation
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
depiction; description; portrayal
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame