direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
(mixture of) ground beef and pork
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to be silent; to say nothing
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
same generation; one's generation
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
old hag; old woman; old bat
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style