incident; affair; happening; event
just the other day; quite recently
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
historic; historical; traditional
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
as; because; with; due to
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary