or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
selection; choice; option
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
compulsory execution; forcible execution
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
regret; repentance; remorse
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
parting; separation; farewell
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
non-official history; privately composed history
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
superiority complex; sense of superiority
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
finely chiseled (features)
indolence; laziness; sloth
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)