class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
and; thereupon; because of that
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
contradiction; inconsistency
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
enlightenment; instruction
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
long ago; already; a long time ago
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
heart; guts; nerve; central part
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation