bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
bribe; sweetener; douceur
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
going on a pleasure jaunt
to call together; to convene
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
working in the fields; working on a farm
don't you think?; indicates question
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be reflected in a mirror
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate