and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
last days; the end; one's fate
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
company president; manager; director
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to shake one's head (in denial)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
major label debut (recording)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
no!; no no!; no, not at all
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to understand (each other); to comprehend
close; intimate; on good terms
magistrate; shogunate administrator
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
an issue being settled; a case being closed
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
contradiction; inconsistency
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to