living thing; living creature; animal; life
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
master; teacher; stable master
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
last position; previous job; predecessor
military service; conscription
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to become empty; to be emptied
what time; (lit.) which hour
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
ordinary citizen; the general public
housewife demographic; housewives
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend