a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
bygones; the past; past event
(something that is) available for use at any time; (someone who is) at one's beck and call; (something over which) one has complete mastery
short article; short essay; (one's own) article or essay
questions and answers; dialogue
copying (by hand); transcribing
circulation (esp. documents); sending round
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
legal; lawful; legitimate
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
exile; banishment; deportation
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully