confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
name; given name; first name
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
when it becomes; when it comes to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
polite; courteous; hospitable
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to concern; to be related
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
for example; for instance; e.g.
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect