bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
what's what; heads or tails
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
continuation; succession; series
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
murder; homicide; manslaughter
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
at that time; in those days
senior superintendent; police inspector
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally