(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
selection; choice; option
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
lack of individuality or personality
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to complain; to make a complaint
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
commencing with; including
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
parts; accessories; components
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
wheel flying off its axle
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set