when it comes to ...; as for ...
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)
side gate; side door; service entrance
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
storehouse; warehouse; godown
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
dye; dyestuff; coloring agent
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to make a sale of government property
ocean transportation; importation
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
flour; meal; powder; heroin
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
large-scale operators; big traders