good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
female friend; woman friend
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
all; entire; whole; altogether
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
article; news story; report; account
fate; destiny; predestination
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
assertion; declaration; affirmation
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
many; a lot; much; multitude
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
essence; true nature; substance; reality
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out