effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
large amount of money; great cost
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
by myself; in person; by oneself
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
about this time; about now
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)