government office; agency; board
presumption; assumption; estimation
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
action; operation; effect; function
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
for example; for instance; e.g.
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
residence; abode; dwelling
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
district; section; sector
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly