intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
even if; even though; however; no matter how
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
tool; implement; means; furniture
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
witnessing; observing; sighting
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
in this way; thus; such; uh...
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study