to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
light; right; right field; right fielder
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to pluck; to pick; to tear
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
all you want; as much as one wants
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
in advance; beforehand; previously
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to have the privilege of doing
upper reaches of a river; upstream