burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
account book; ledger; register; script (of a play); libretto; scenario
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
very recently; in the very recent past
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
internal conditions; true state of affairs
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
inside the kindergarten; inside the zoo; inside the garden; inside the park
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
first (of its kind) in Japan
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless