to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
alone; by oneself; on one's own
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
convenient; handy; useful
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
settlement; solution; resolution
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
like this; in this way; as you see
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
time; hour; period; class
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
dismissal; discharge; beheading; decapitation