to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
company president; manager; director
any more; any further; any better; any longer
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to be silent; to say nothing
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
really; truly; indeed; good grief
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
society; the world; the times
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
yacht club; yachting club