to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
outside the country; abroad
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
after that; afterwards; thereafter
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
year-end office closing (usu. Dec. 28)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard