independence; self-reliance
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
and; thereupon; because of that
to have a talk; to tell a story
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
sorry; excuse me; thank you
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
last week; the week before
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler