visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
welcome; (warm) reception
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to become better; to improve
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
duty; obligation; responsibility
after that; afterwards; thereafter
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
covered wagon; prairie schooner
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
danger; peril; hazard; risk
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler