passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
witness stand; witness box
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
index finger; forefinger; second toe
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
murder; homicide; manslaughter
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
Japanese children's game; preliminary test to eliminate weak contenders
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
question; inquiry; enquiry