island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
villain; baddie; the villain's part
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
this is why; this means; it is the case that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
feeling; sense; impression
convention; tired tradition; old custom
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
now; the present time; just now; another; more
talk; recital; narration; topic