adds force or indicates command
such; like that; that sort of; very
system; institution; organization; organisation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
relatively; comparatively
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
how many people; a number of people
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
good prospects; full of hope; promising
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
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.)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
future; possible; potential; prospective
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
antiquity; the previous era
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
home area; home town; local
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)
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
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
reality; actuality; hard fact
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble