important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to fight against; to oppose; to face
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
police; police officer; police station
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
sneaking a bite; snitching food
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
vocal sound; tone of voice
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
to apologize; to apologise