calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
certain; definite; clear; credible
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...