Claus; Crouse; Klaus; Kraus; Krauss; Krausz
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
system; institution; organization; organisation
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
deregistration; cancellation of registration
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
to palm off; to force a sale
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
derivation; development; offshoot
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
mental derangement; mental confusion; alienation
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
protruding tooth; overbite; bucktooth
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to