sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
rising; ascending; climbing
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to pull in (fish); to land
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to put on airs; to assume importance
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
carelessly; inattentively
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to look away; to turn away
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
going home from work; on the way home from work
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
influenced (by); under an influence
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
royal castle; imperial castle
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
being on duty; person on duty
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
having ended; being resolved