to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
after that; afterwards; thereafter
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
river; stream; River; the ... river
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to be found; to be discovered
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
section manager; section chief
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
at least; at most; (even) just
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
father; dad; husband; you; he
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after