to employ; to hire; to charter
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
one's post; place of work; workplace
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to fall into another's hands
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to begin some form of lifestyle
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to repeat; to do something over again
police; police officer; police station
guidance; protective custody
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back