yen (currency of Japan); circle
mass communication; mass media
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
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 shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
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; to continue ...; to keep on ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
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 in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, 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
murder; homicide; manslaughter
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; citizen judge; juror
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
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, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)