to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
criminal nature; criminality
police; police officer; police station
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
monetary; financial; pecuniary
person of doubtful origin
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
human pillar; human sacrifice
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
audio; audio equipment (esp. high-end)
to be thrilled; to be excited
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
Christmas carol; Christmas song
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits