release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to be expensive; to be costly
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
the matter you have been talking about
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
reason; cause; circumstances
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
during imprisonment; while in jail
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
quality (of a product or a service)
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
recommendation; referral; endorsement
ability; capability; skill
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in