island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
such; this sort of; like this
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
bribery case; bribery scandal; graft case
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
newspaper reporter; print journalist
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life