well then ...; in that situation; in which case
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
two persons; two people; pair; couple
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
arrest; apprehension; capture
smuggling; contraband trade
pistol; handgun; revolver
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
organized crime; organised crime
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
I see; that's right; indeed