many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to grow up; to become an adult
central part; heart (of a city)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
job hunting; job searching
time; season; period; phase; stage
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
job hunting; job searching
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
another's parent; another's parents
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
dish of fish or meat flavoured with soy sauce, mirin, etc., coated with starch and then deep-fried
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
hard (life); tough (world)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)