village headman; village mayor
prefectural assembly member
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
framed picture; framing (a picture); putting in a frame
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
(social) position; status
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
way (of doing); manner; method; means
just a minute; small quantity
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
greeting; a fine thing to say
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
homeless; homeless person
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why