demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to name; to call; to christen; to term
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
police officer; policeman; constable
scene; spectacle; sight; view
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
remote control; remote operation
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
human being; human; person; character (of a person)