polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
these guys; these fellows
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
manners; behavior; behaviour
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to grow up; to become an adult
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(some) more; even more; longer; further
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to apologize; to apologise
had better ...; had better not ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen