questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
trial; judgement; judgment
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
accounting; administration (of money)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
personal grudge; personal enmity
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to hoist; to lift up; to (crowd around and) rebuke; to (gang up and) criticize; to reproach severely
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
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)
KGB (Soviet Union intelligence agency)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
ochazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it