poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
surely; certainly; without doubt
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
petty underling; small fry
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
occurrence; happening; incident; event
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
transactions; dealings; business
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
one thing; one article; ulterior motive; secret intention; penis; money
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money