department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
early on; earlier on; from early
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to leave (a scene); to step away
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
assortment; product lineup
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point