bureau director; office chief
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
going through; going via; going by way of
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
events of the day; current affairs
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
chocolate bar; bar of chocolate
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
waste of time; killing time
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
100,000; hundred thousand
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
courtesy call; courtesy visit
news of someone's death; obituary
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room