serious crime; grave crime
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
(police) detective; criminal matter
Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
prostitution; call girl business
work; business; company; study
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
for today; for the time being
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
physical condition; state of health
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
human relations; personal relationships
as a child; when one was a child
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
day after day; day by day
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
bento; Japanese box lunch
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout