rescue mission; evacuation operation
organized crime; organised crime
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
important matter; matters of weight
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
world history; international history
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
what number (in a sequence); what rank
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
intercommunication (usu. in telecoms contexts)
(large) house; residence; mansion
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
compulsive kisser; person who gives many kisses; person who likes kissing others
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
necrophilia; necrophilism
moneylending; moneylender
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
standing tree; standing timber
land shark; land speculator
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
paper plane; paper airplane; paper aeroplane
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression