to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to blame; to find fault with
inspector; gauger; passer
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
assortment; product lineup
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
digital versatile disc; DVD
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous