appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
cycle racing track, esp. for keirin (course)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
indolence; laziness; sloth
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
leather shoes; leather boots
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
right beside; close to; nearby
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
police identification card
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
gradually; slowly but steadily
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
abuse; misuse; perversion
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
arrest; apprehension; capture
Personal Information Protection Law (2003)
hey there; I say; see here
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
hard of hearing; unfamiliar
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by