symbol; code; sign; notation
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
tedious; boring; being fed up with
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to dye; to colour; to color
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
university student; college student
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses
approval; license; licence; permission