dental clinic; dental surgery
same; similar; (just) like; equal
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
remote control; remote operation
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
function; facility; faculty; feature
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
alternative school; free school