close; intimate; on good terms
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
such; like that; that sort of; very
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
that's true; of course; obviously
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to attempt; to test; to try out
during; for the duration of
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be away from home; to be out of the house
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)