business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
endurance; perseverance; patience
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
messenger; envoy; emissary
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
working adult; full-fledged member of society
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
servant; manservant; menial
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso