rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
fee; charge; rate; material
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
if so; in that case; in that situation
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
lately; recently; nowadays
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
complete lie; outright lie
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
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)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
large amount of money; great cost
opening and shutting; opening and closing