notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
closely-guarded secret; top secret
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to forget to say; to forget to mention
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
chit; sales slip; voucher
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
to brush off; to shake off
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
down to earth; reasonable
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
by sheer strength; by brute force
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
results; record; grades; marks
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
number of days (times) one has attended
juvenile division (police); juvenile section
taste; liking; preference
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)