arrogant; haughty; insolent
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
rule; custom; tranquility; tranquillity
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
outward appearance; apparent
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
news; word; tidings; omen
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay