oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
prohibition; inhibition; ban
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
form; shape; figure; visage
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
chief; main; principal; important
income; receipts; revenue
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
good-for-nothing; worthless
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
finding employment; getting a job
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
person concerned; interested party; related party
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
fortunetelling based on writing or pronunciation of one's name
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign