clear; precise; definite; distinct
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
interruption; suspension; break
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
exemption; exoneration; discharge
instead; but (on the other hand)
new members (e.g. club); new students; freshman; event to welcome new students, club members, etc. (e.g. welcome party)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem