modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
for your information; I'm telling you
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
means; way; method; measure
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
war; battle; match; game; competition
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
end of a road; end of a street
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
-less; lacking; non-existing
dealing with; coping with
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
choice; selection; option
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
offense and defense; offence and defence
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with