preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
knowing; (an) acquaintance
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
finding employment; getting a job
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
and; thereupon; because of that
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
long time; long interval; for quite some time
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
health; healthy; sound; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
two classes; double; two sets
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)