muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
the same night; that night
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
originally; by nature; from the start
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
that's the way it is; such is life
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to