to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
sexy; popular; well-liked
the front; honest; upright; decent
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
reaction; response; reaction
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
had better ...; had better not ...
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
now that; since; so long as; because
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
by myself; in person; by oneself