grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
beautiful woman; pretty girl
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
look!; there!; here!; that is
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
members; member; constituent
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
black-market lending; illegal loan
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to