unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
growing wild (naturally); native
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sharp sighted; easily awakened
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
I don't want to boast but
really; truly; indeed; good grief
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
head; brains; intellect; understanding
headquarters; head office; main office
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support