I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to thrust down; to push off
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
way out; means to escape; escape route
muddy water; red-light district
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
few decades; many decades; several decades
to wash again; to reconsider
to fill in time; to stall (e.g. an audience)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
diabetes; diabetes mellitus
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
personal; individual; private
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
effective control (over territory); working control
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
had better ...; had better not ...
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
member of an organized crime group; yakuza; gangster; mobster
among these; between these; of these
senior; veteran; old-timer
very young; little; childish; immature
warmly; cordially; with tender care
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)