advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
getting or keeping acquainted with; keeping or establishing useful contacts
verbal message; word (from someone)
to head home; to leave for home
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
moisture; humidity; dampness
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
duty room; staff room; waiting room
since then; from that time; ever since
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
start of work; commencement; opening
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
feeding habit (e.g. of an animal); feeding habitat
taste; liking; preference
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
countermeasure; counter-measure
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
compensating; making up for; supplementation
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
individual; private person; personal; private
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)