needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
snoop; meddler; nosey parker; buttinsky; kibbitzer
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
egoism; egotism; selfishness
vocational school; technical school
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
association; society; organization; organisation
to refer to; to use as reference
condition; situation; prospects
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
police cell; place of detention; jail
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
pretending to be kind; self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law