transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
and then; and so; and; so then
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
hostility; animosity; enmity
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
great difference; major mistake
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation