capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to run around; to bustle about
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
considerably; fairly; quite
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
almost; roughly; approximately
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
local specialty; special product (of a region)
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment