applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
innocence; being not guilty
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to smash; to break into pieces
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
I couldn't care less; not caring less
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
carelessly; inattentively
expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
examination; investigation; prosecution
witness stand; witness box
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
stale; hackneyed; cliched