because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
if so; in that case; in that situation
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
rating; classification; allocation; grading
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
to be kind to; to treat kindly
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
as usual; as is one's habit
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark