to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
down to earth; reasonable
true to one's name; living up to one's name
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
living god; saintly person
death from cold; freezing to death
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to join forces; to cooperate
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
vomiting blood; hematemesis
streetcar decorated with flowers (oft. in celebration or commemoration)
dried squid; dried cuttlefish
no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
election; selection; choice
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
source of revenue; financial supporter
at a loss for words; stumped for words
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
business district; office complex
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
base; basis; bedrock; platform
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza