to point upward; to look upward; to improve
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
understood; I see; OK; present; here
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
opposite; reverse; contrary
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance