to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes (at someone); to ogle
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
March; third month of the lunar calendar
day and night; around the clock
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
office hours; business hours; working hours
discretion; judgement; judgment
direct appeal; direct petition
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
about when; about what time; how soon
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
audience (with someone of high standing)
to ask for (e.g. a fee); to charge (a price); to accept (e.g. orders); to receive
to intend; to be sure that
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of