to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to subsist; to keep on living
thought; consideration; thinking
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to throw into; to toss into
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that; the matter in question