to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
all; entire; whole; altogether
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
offender; criminal; culprit
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be found; to be discovered
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
should; must; -able; probably; likely
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it