to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
main cause; primary factor
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
such ... as; or some such
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
offender; criminal; culprit
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.