truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
close; intimate; on good terms
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
(dead) body; corpse; remains
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected