quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
outside of; not covered by
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
observation; survey; watching
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
birth; creation; formation
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself