to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
whispering into a person's ear
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
accurate; correct; precise; exact
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
there's no smoke without fire
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
care; precaution; guarding; caution
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)