ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
debt collection; debt collector
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
intelligence gathering; information gathering
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
number of persons; personnel
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to try to do; to attempt to do
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
door; gate; opening; title page
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to say; to be called; to do
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at a young age; while still young
knowledge; information; opinion; view
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally