anguished; distressed; worried; horny
solving a problem swiftly and skillfully
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
world; society; people; the public
to become vulgar; to coarsen
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
office hours; business hours; working hours
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
temporary retirement; suspension from office
material witness; suspect
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
medical practitioner's law
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
sending documents to a prosecutor; filing charges
police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration