to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(police) detective; criminal matter
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
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)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be silent; to say nothing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need