one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
incident; affair; happening; event
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
way of speaking; intimation
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
short pause; short interval
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
putting into operation; invocation
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
nature of one's business; business instinct
self control; self restraint
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
and (also); both ... and; as well as
accomplishment; execution
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
outside the country; abroad
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
stranger; tramp; wanderer
one thin flat object; one sheet
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon