severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
bitter (flavor); bitter (type of beer)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to name; to call; to christen; to term
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to be needed; to be wanted
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
that is to say; so that means
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to be surprised; to be astonished
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up