to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to turn towards; to point
touting; tout; barker; pander
corrupt policeman; dirty cop
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
body and soul; mind and body
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
way; method; means; resource; course
bow (of boat); prow; stem
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt