body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
society; the world; the times
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
use; utilization; utilisation; application
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
be on your guard!; take care!
one of these days; someday; one day
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
dealing with; coping with
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
priority; order of precedence
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail