well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
way of speaking; intimation
to send or direct a person to
with a start; with a jump
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to charter
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale