to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
please (give me); please (do for me)
increased volume or quantity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
discovery; detection; finding
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
even if not; even without
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by