to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
article; news story; report; account
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
now that; since; so long as; because
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
key person; important person
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella