unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
beginning; outset; first; onset
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
members; member; constituent
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
member (esp. of a criminal organization); gang member; gangster; yakuza; crime syndicate member
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
real thing; original; actual
squad leader; group leader; team leader
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
preliminary investigation; preparation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
never mind!; don't worry about it
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be helpful; to be useful
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error