wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
messenger; envoy; emissary
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
of course; certainly; naturally
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
scattered pattern; irregular pattern
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for