practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
beginning; outset; first; onset
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
government office; public office
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
death penalty; capital punishment
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
according to plan; as planned
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
sanity; consciousness; soberness
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
uninhabited island; desert island
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio