official duties; office; function
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
square bracket; Japanese-style quotation marks
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
no loss or gain; coming out even
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
the deceased; the departed
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to be suspected without cause
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
furiously; passionately; indignantly
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
consists of; comprises; is made up of
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
indefinitely; for a long time
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
burning at the stake; execution by burning
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see