to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
interval; break; pause; spare moment
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
speech and conduct; words and deeds
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
these guys; these fellows
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
premises search; household search
arrestee; person arrested
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
no!; no no!; no, not at all
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
answering machine; answer phone
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic