to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
witnessing; observing; sighting
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
other crimes; further offenses; further offences
striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
union; joining; conjugation
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
workshop; studio; atelier
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
genuine product; officially licensed product; non-counterfeit article
combining the working parts of two or more broken machines to make one functioning machine; manufacturing one part out of multiple different parts
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
pork donburi; bowl of rice topped with pork and vegetables
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)