relation; relative; kind; cordial
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
good; goodness; right; virtue
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
different opinion; objection
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
pardon me for leaving (first)
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
major incident; major happening; big scandal
intelligence or information network
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
(arch.) divining; (arch.) telling a fortune; (arch.) predicting; choosing; settling; fixing
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode