line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
in person; personally; directly
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
popular (hit) program (programme)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
political measures; policy
to concern; to be related
debate between party leaders (in the Japanese Diet)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
police; police officer; police station
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
offender; criminal; culprit
possible; likely; probable
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
public safety; public welfare
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade