to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
underground world; underground society
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
family; members of a family
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to subsist; to keep on living
society; the world; the times
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
police officer; policeman; policewoman