assets freeze; asset freezing
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
particularly; only; in the case of
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
sukashibori; fretwork; openwork
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
eidetic memory; photographic memory
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
commerce; trade; business
old couple; elderly couple
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
address book; list of addresses; mailing list
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal
atrocious crime; heinous crime
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
importing goods privately; private importing
work; business; company; study
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai