sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
much less; to say nothing of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
big man; large man; tall man; giant
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to gather; to collect; to assemble
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
monstrous apparition; terrifying creature; incomprehensible horror
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
occupation; calling; livelihood
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
metallic sound; metallic clank
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh