autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
all present; all concerned; all of us
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
be (that) as it may; having said that
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
way; method; means; resource; course
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
impossible to do (although wants to)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to say; to tell; to state; to do
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial