promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
family structure; family composition; family makeup
intelligence operative; spy
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
scale; scope; plan; structure
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
back (of a chair); backrest
it's no joke; gimme a break!
separation; farewell; parting
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to live; to make a living; to get on with
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
secret information; intelligence
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
vice; immorality; corruption
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
curse; spell; malediction
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)