the front; honest; upright; decent
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
central government office; head office; this office
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
trial; judgement; judgment
time; hour; period; class
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to gather; to collect; to assemble
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
somewhat dangerous; rather risky; a bit dicey; rather amazing; quite good; pretty cool
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order