front company (for an organized crime operation)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
former employee; retired person; retired employee; retiree
branch; branch office; subdivision
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
law observance; obeying the law
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
being too late; losing one's final chance
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
staying the night; lodging (at)
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
English conversation; school for English conversation
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker