close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(private) investigation company; research agency
surname; family name; last name
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
contradiction; inconsistency
spine; backbone; var. of half-pipe (snow-boarding, etc.)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
to badger; to pester; to beg
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
tenth day of the month; ten days
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
one floor (of a building); single floor
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)