myself; yourself; I; me; you
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
company; corporation; workplace
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
account book; register; ledger
beginning; outset; first; onset
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
unaccounted-for expenditures
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
amount of money; sum of money
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with