waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to ask a question; to ask questions
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
unique; peculiar; singular
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
personal; individual; private
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
end; tip; extremities; terminal
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge