labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to claim victims; to cause casualties
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to claim victims; to leave casualties
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
police officer; policeman; constable
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
members; member; constituent
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
female high-school student
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
it is not (like that) either
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation