to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
system; institution; organization; organisation
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
all you can drink; bottomless cup
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
guidance; protective custody
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
to carry around; to carry on one's person
suspicious character (person, figure)
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
what time; (lit.) which hour
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict