to sew up; to sew together
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
perfectly round; perfectly circular
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
ringing; throbbing violently
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
construction; architecture (of buildings)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
principal occupation; core business
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
national pension; government pension system
ward office; council (regional)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to snatch from; to steal from
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
washing machine (laundry)
bank; banking institution
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal