as (for); for; in the capacity of
suffix for familiar person
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
according to plan; as planned; on target
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
mass communication; mass media
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
group of hoodlums whose members all wear clothes in the same color (inspired by US street gangs; esp. associated with Ikebukuro in the late 1990s)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
three; three years of age
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
junior high school student; middle school pupil