clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
how; in what way; how about; questionable
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
time; hour; period; class
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
banknote; bill; note; paper money
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
only; merely; but; no more than
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
performance fee (actor, singer, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be remembered; to go down in history