tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
place; position; location; position; standing; status
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
how many years; how long; what year
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
several hundred; hundreds (of)
consideration; taking into account
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
assiduousness; attending diligently to one's study or duties
to become familiar (to one's ears)
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
discovery; detection; finding
proposal; proposition; suggestion
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
not yet known; unknown; strange
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
transactions; dealings; business
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness