leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
how many people; a number of people
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
observation; survey; watching
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
supply; provision; raising; procurement
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection