young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
popular person; favorite; favourite
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
insolent fellow; rude fellow
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
hard worker; hardworking person
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
stranger; tramp; wanderer
messenger; envoy; emissary
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
bullying (the weak); bully
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
traveler; traveller; stranger
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
(person treated as a) plaything
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
imprudent fellow; misguided fellow
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
old soldier; veteran; old hand
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
outcast; odd man out; pariah
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
outcast; misfit; deviant; maverick; nonconformist
libertine; playboy; lazy person; hobbyist
careless person; thoughtless person
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
(one's) peers; people around one
lecher; nymphomaniac; dilettante
(the) haves; those who have
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
rude person; insolent person
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
hooligan; layabout; good-for-nothing; gangster
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
mischief-maker; trickster; lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
stranger; person from another place
accept one who comes to you
unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
turn away no one; do not cast out those that come to you
youngster; young and immature person
if you run after two hares you will catch neither
shirker; goof-off; goldbricker
merchant house employee; tradesman
person whose presence is unwelcome, unnecessary or a nuisance; fifth wheel; third wheel; superfluous man (literary archetype)
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
ill-mannered person; rude person; boor
words used by young people; slang
clumsy person; bungler; person with no particular talents (in performing arts); nondrinker; nonsmoker
do not chase the one who leaves
do not pursue those who leave you
homeless person; tramp; vagrant; vagabond
married couple with similar tastes or dispositions; like husband, like wife
funny person; humorous fellow; joker
labourer or entertainer of the lowest social rank (in medieval Japan); (arch.) kabuki actor (Edo period); (arch.) theatre people
pleasant person; attractive person; animal liked by all because of its cuteness
middle-aged person; person who changes his line in middle of life
firefighter (Edo period); construction worker; scaffolding builder
strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; strong man; brave man
interloper; third wheel; nuisance; burden; hanger-on
lively person; spirited person; energetic person; live wire
the person who speaks up wins; the one who states their opinion first has the advantage
honest person; conscientious person
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
person without a registered or fixed address; vagrant; vagabond
person with a humble salary; person of a low condition
mentally deranged person; lunatic
old person; old-fashioned person
honesty does not pay; life is unfair
shallow thinker; indecisive person
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
a drowning man will clutch at a straw
lazybones; lay-about; good-for-nothing; idler
mountain dweller; person raised in the mountains
apparition; monster; supernatural creature; shapeshifter
putting on a brave front; pretending one doesn't care; (lit.) song of a convict on their way to prison
someone (e.g. a woman) who is out of one's league; something beyond one's means
actor; actress; someone who works at a theater
those confident in themselves
first-come-first-served basis
heaven helps those who help themselves
perverse individual; cynic; misanthrope
the chosen one; the chosen ones; the select few
stubborn person; obstinate person
leading actor; leading figure; leader
take care of the penny; (lit.) he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen
quick-witted person; clever person; capable person
hated person; disliked person; person shunned by others; anathema
prostitute; imposter; fraudster; trickster
when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy
happy-go-lucky person; easy-going person; optimist
rogue nation; rogue state
with time we forget those who have died; out of sight, out of mind; friendships fade with distance
functionary charged with training and organizing young wrestlers
sham; fraud; counterfeit; impostor; pretender
impostor; cheat; hypocrite
content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold
person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)
with time we forget those who have died; out of sight, out of mind; friendships fade with distance
don't count your chickens before they're hatched; there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip; (lit.) consider a journey of 100 ri to be halfway completed at 90
man shall not live by bread alone
enviably fortunate person; person whose happiness is the envy of others
take care of the penny; (lit.) he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen
he who laughs last, laughs best
the morally righteous are blessed with many children
convict on their way to prison
stray; someone who has become separated from their group; outcast; misfit; outsider
he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know; those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know
the ambition of the lazy does not last
object of ridicule; laughingstock; butt (of jokes); mockery
prostitute working in clandestine brothel (Edo period)
laughingstock; butt of a joke; object of ridicule
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
no mortal escapes death; all men must die; (lit.) he who has life, certainly has death
where there's a will, there's a way; with ambition one can achieve anything
frailty, thy name is woman
frailty, thy name is woman
something cold (esp. a body); something used to cool one's stomach
do not pursue those who leave you and do not turn away those who come to you
flatterer; someone skilled at flattery
female prostitute working at a bathhouse (Edo period)
countryman; countrywoman; rustic
(person who is a) nuisance; (a) bother; troublemaker
coward; wimp; weak-willed person
do not befriend those beneath you
person who does this; person who is like this; yakuza; gangster; idiot; moron
immature person; person of low status
country bumpkin; someone from the same part of the country
exiled person; banished person
nice person; good-natured person