system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
close to the wall; alongside the wall
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
intelligence gathering; information gathering
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
if so; in that case; in that situation
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
observation; survey; watching
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible