approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to be too late; to be too slow
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
January; first month of the lunar calendar
still; even now; to this day
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
true state; actual condition; reality
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
(I) found it; (I) found you
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
a great variety of; diversity
in swarms; in great crowds
to be helpful; to be useful
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
headship of a family; family property
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
(somebody else's) parents; both parents