bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
of course; certainly; naturally
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
Public Safety Bureau (of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department); Special Branch (police); Ministry of Public Security (China)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
public safety; public welfare
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
Saitama (city, prefecture)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to look forward to something
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
program of a ceremony (programme)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence