in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
name; given name; first name
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty