approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
book; volume; this; present; main; head
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
after that; afterwards; thereafter
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
story; tale; talk; discussion
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy