to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
bank; banking institution
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
business plan; business schedule; project
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
that is to say; so that means
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
police; police officer; police station
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
fair and square; open and aboveboard
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
pointing out; identification
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to face; to go towards; to head towards
willpower; energy; vitality
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
uninteresting; boring; not amusing; not fun
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity