companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
pistol; handgun; revolver
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
failure; mistake; blunder
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
rather; sooner; preferably
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
two (long cylindrical things)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
will not do; do not; does not
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
money-making; earning money
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
vice; immorality; corruption
private clinician; physician in private practice
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
any more; any further; any better; any longer
at a young age; while still young
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")