secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
secret understanding; collusion
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
forced repatriation; deportation
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
remittance; sending money
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
dirty work; unpleasant task
judge; judiciary; administration of justice; judicial authorities
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to relax; to feel at home