to employ; to hire; to charter
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
misappropriation of public funds
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; stealing
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
release; liberation; acquittal
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
hot topic; talk of the town
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
innocence; being not guilty
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
offender; criminal; culprit
will not do; do not; does not
fucking; screwing; having sex
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to get help; to enlist aid
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together