robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
document; official papers
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
materials; data; document
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
telephone book; telephone directory
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour