shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
of course; certainly; naturally
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
meaning; significance; sense
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
many; a lot; much; multitude
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
curtain; hanging; bunting
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to turn towards; to point
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
proper; respectable; decent; honest
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...