birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
since then; from that time; ever since
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
decoy (for hunting); stool
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to talk; to chat; to chatter
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
cannot be helped; unavoidable
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to bring; to take; to bring about
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around