owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
myself; yourself; I; me; you
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
almost; roughly; approximately
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to put someone to work; to make someone work
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
how; in what way; how about
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)