guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
had better ...; had better not ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
police; police officer; police station
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
question; inquiry; enquiry
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
choices; alternatives; options
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be needed; to be wanted
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)