toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
negotiations; discussions; connection
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
suspicious character (person, figure)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
underestimation; undervaluation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
both; both sides; both parties
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon