tall figure; high stature
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to care for someone; to look after someone
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
surrounding at a distance
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
they; those guys; those fellows
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
removal (of a building, equipment, etc.); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (a stage set, camp, etc.); withdrawal (of troops); pulling out; evacuation
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
chief (of police); head (of office)
inspection; examination; survey
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to begin to grow light; to dawn
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital