guardian; protector; patron; parent
consent form; letter of consent
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on); stamping
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
scene; sight; scenario; setting
just because; even if; even though
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two "X" marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness