continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
all present; all concerned; all of us
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
stabbing to death; putting out
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
-less; lacking; non-existing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
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 ...
committing a suspect to trial; referring a case to a public prosecutor
the real criminal; true culprit
victim; injured party; sufferer
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all