hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to follow another's example
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
skill; dexterity; master hand
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
suspension (of a transportation service); cancellation; stoppage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
close; intimate; on good terms
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
income; receipts; revenue
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
business office; place of business
business discussion; negotiation
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
railroad; railway; rail transport
in unison; as one; united
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item