storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
with a broad grin; smirking
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
one's fate (fortune) as concerns marriage
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish