consequently; as a result
half and half; fifty-fifty
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
probability; likelihood; chances
based on; built on; made from
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
memory; sense; experience
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
sign; indication; omen; symptom
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
news programme; news program
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life