worst; worst-case (scenario)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
injury; inflicting bodily injury
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
stimulant; pep-pill; shabu; upper; speed
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
puffing (smoke or steam); puff-puff (of a steam locomotive); steaming; (one's body) feeling hot; coo-coo (of a pigeon); choo-choo (train); pigeon
it's been a long time; long time no see
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
alteration; falsification; faking
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
working at home; telecommuting; telework