surname; family name; last name
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
black-market lending; illegal loan
demand note; dunning letter (note)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
receipt; cash-register slip
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
heat-sensitive paper; thermal paper
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
small; fine; detailed; stingy
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way