influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
prompt answer; direct personal answer
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
influential person; man of importance
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
until now; so far; up to the present
close; intimate; on good terms
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)