check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
serious; not joking; straight
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
year in, year out; always; 24-7
ten; 10; ten years of age
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
these guys; these fellows
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
fine weather; fair weather
to go out and away; to leave
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)