crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
security guard; doorkeeper
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
beforehand; in advance; previously
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to be able to manage somehow or another
to have an eye on; to zero in on
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
100,000; hundred thousand
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
passage; path; route; one's way
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
freeway; expressway; motorway
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
while moving; on the move
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
motherland; fatherland; native country
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to shade an account; to add something extra
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst