kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
conviction; belief; confidence
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
just because; even if; even though
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
failure; mistake; blunder
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in