use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
linking; linkage; associating (information); connecting
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
everyday life; daily life
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
impossible to do (although wants to)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to employ; to hire; to charter
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding