courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to lend an ear to; to listen to
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to telephone; to make a phone call
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
it's been a long time; long time no see
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
incident; affair; happening; event
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme