(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to concern; to be related
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
murder; killing; murderer
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
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 associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
hostess (in a hostess bar)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
black-market lending; illegal loan
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to kill by burning to death
to spoil; to rot; to corrode