and; thereupon; because of that
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
suffix for familiar person
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
the real criminal; true culprit
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
both; both sides; both parties
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
post (to a BBS); comment (on a blog)
preliminary investigation; preparation
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to look forward to something
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
near; nearby; not far off
results; record; grades; marks