no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
verbal promise; one's word
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
great hurry; great haste; rush
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to encamp; to take up positions
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with