tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
arrest; apprehension; capture
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
settlement; solution; resolution
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons