one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
time; season; period; phase; stage
petition for retrial; appeal for retrial
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
examination; investigation; prosecution
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)