storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
cannonball; shot (in the shot put)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
government body; government agency
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
Island; insula; island; islet
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
light; faint; pale; fleeting
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)