narrow; thin (sized); slender
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
normalcy; normality; normal
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
drug addict (esp. stimulants)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
apartment building; block of flats; condominium
front company (for an organized crime operation)
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to cut off (a relationship)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
preface; introduction; preamble
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
temporary employee placement