serious; not joking; straight
light; right; right field; right fielder
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
society; the world; the times
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
clearing one's throat; cough
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
death penalty; capital punishment
decision; settlement; definition
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
the same; the said; likewise
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong