direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
one example of (when there are more examples)
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
talk; recital; narration; topic
to call again; to call (someone) back
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to be nearing death; to be dying
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
opposite side; other side; other party
to have sexual intercourse
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob