muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
the same night; that night
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
meaning; called; named; that says; that
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
about this time; about now
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to