although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
mass communication; mass media
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
application; request; petition
question; inquiry; enquiry
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
just past noon; afternoon
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
lay judge (2005 reforms); citizen judge; juror
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition