in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
cheap article; poor-quality article
how many years; how long; what year
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
nothing but; except; no more than
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)