ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
originally; by nature; from the start
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
outside the country; abroad
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
beginning; outset; first; onset
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
I see; that's right; indeed
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading