if you think about it; come to think of it
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
since then; from that time; ever since
villain; baddie; the villain's part
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
match; game; bout; contest
home area; home town; local
support group; fan club; (election) committee
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
although I say; although one might say; although called
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged