oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
sale; sales; selling; marketing
a wise man keeps away from danger
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
change of job; change of occupation; career change
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
official announcement; proclamation
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
help; assistance; service
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood