confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
arrest; apprehension; capture
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
job application form; employee satisfaction
(made of) stone; stone-built
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
course; route; path; process; means
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to be the ruin of (a person)
smuggling; contraband trade
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
commerce; trade; business
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
treatment; service; handling; management
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
the human body; one's person
on the occasion of; at the time of
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
custom; common practice; habit
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)