steady; firm; solid; secure
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
world; society; people; the public
common name; popular name
professional job; profession
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
in one's own way or style
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(not so) much; (not) very
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
in that way; thus; so; so?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
company president; manager; director
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game