tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
the place for; the time for; the level of
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
that day; the very same day
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
name; given name; first name
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
the other day; a few days ago
degree of relative priority
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead