rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to overcharge; to rip off
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
will not do; do not; does not
to employ; to hire; to charter
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
number; number plate; license plate
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
illegal; illicit; unlawful
digital versatile disc; DVD
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site
and (also); both ... and; as well as
thorough; exhaustive; complete
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
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)