because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
postwar period; period after Second World War
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
gambling den; gambling house
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
look!; there!; here!; that is
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to subsist; to keep on living
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
occasional; infrequent; rare
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back