boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
telephone call; telephone (device)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
story; tale; talk; discussion
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
number; number plate; license plate
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
such; like that; that sort of; very
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
long (time); protracted; prolonged