to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
surely; certainly; without doubt
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
the times; the world; society
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be silent; to say nothing
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
historical play; period drama
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate