transactions; dealings; business
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
university student; college student
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
large amount of money; great cost
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
template; run of the mill; formulaic
almost; roughly; approximately
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
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)
meaning; significance; sense
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick