to burrow through; to dig through
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
person in charge; official; attendant
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
color scheme; colour scheme
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
youthful; young; young-looking
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
real hair; one's own hair
top of the head; vertex; parietal
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
passing the winter; hibernation
at work; in the midst of work; working
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to talk casually; to use one's peer language (to others)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to give; to do (something) for