appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
contract; compact; agreement
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
battlefield; battleground
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
the other day; a few days ago
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
another thing; exception; special case
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
such; like that; that sort of
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
myself; yourself; I; me; you
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
and yet; though; when; in spite of
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
pride; dignity; self-worth
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage