on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
hunting license; hunting licence
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
association; union; guild
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
to be intimate with; to befriend
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
job; work; duties; trade; skill
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
buried gold; buried treasure
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
honorific affix; honorific prefix
magnetism; magnetic force
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
even though; despite; when