business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
police officer; policeman; constable
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
leather; leather-bound; leathern
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to snatch from; to steal from
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
enumeration; citation; listing
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
association; society; organization; organisation
former job; former position
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
contract; compact; agreement
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry