duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
counterintelligence; counterespionage
control; management; supervision
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
bribe; sweetener; douceur
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
without cause; without reason
good citizens; law-abiding people
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to understand from experience
remembrance; recollection; recognition
nothing but; none other than
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
unfairness; injustice; partiality
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to have a talk; to tell a story
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to turn towards; to point
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)