to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to apologize; to apologise
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to chase; to run after; to pursue
(social) position; status
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
in a day; in a brief space of time
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
will not do; do not; does not
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to live through; to survive
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
desperation; struggle to the death
instant; moment; for an instant
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
release; emission; ejection
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one