consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
starvation; famine; hunger
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
results; record; grades; marks
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
society; public; community; social studies
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
nice person; good-natured person
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to employ; to hire; to charter
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes