perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
alcohol dependency; alcoholism
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to grow taller (of people)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
heavy smoker; habitual smoker; person who loves smoking; tobacco lover
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
on duty; at work; while working
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
again; once more; a second time
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
health; healthy; sound; fit
property; fortune; assets
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights