close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
marriage fraud; fake marriage
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
how; in what way; by what means
plural; multiple; several
man; male; masculine gender
sympathy; compassion; pity
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
1,000,000; one million; million; many
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
bet; wager; stake; gamble
in its entirety; whole; wholly
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)