Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
to be silent; to say nothing
symbolization; coding; encoding
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
very low frequency wave; VLF wave
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
flag signaling; semaphore
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
transactions; dealings; business
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
cheap restaurant; eating place (house)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger