close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
with a friendly grin; smilingly
knowing; (an) acquaintance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
chalk (mineral); white wall
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
visual hallucination; vision