sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(another's) daughter; young lady
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
glib tongue; eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
after school (at the end of the day)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
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.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
simply; merely; only; solely
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
such; like that; that sort of
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
older brother; elder brother
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly