amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
at work; in the midst of work; working
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
without permission; without notice
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
unusual space; other dimension
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
small change; coins; small sum of money
to encamp; to take up a position
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point