dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
marital relationship; marital relations
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
(personal) background check
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
criminality; criminal propensity
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
I have nothing to do with it
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
four characters; four letters
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem