therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
dumb-ass; person lacking common sense or basic knowledge; delinquent; violent person; rough-looking person
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to chase; to run after; to pursue
meaning; significance; sense
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
trio; gang of three; threesome
street violence against middle-aged men
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
dumb-ass; person lacking common sense or basic knowledge; delinquent; violent person; rough-looking person
than; from; out of; except; but; more
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to attempt; to test; to try out
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
all one has; all one's possessions
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(linguistic) competence; language capability
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material