lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
stature; height; size; physique
closing time; lockup; curfew
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
meeting; greeting; welcome
orphanage; children's home; foster home
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
leather shoes; leather boots
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to smile broadly; to grin widely
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
living in a group; communal living; community life
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)