rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
duty; obligation; responsibility
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to put one's life on the line
although I say; although one might say; although called
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
monolith; large slab of rock
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
newcomer; initiate; rookie
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
single word; a few words; brief comment
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
possible; likely; probable
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth