to subsist; to keep on living
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
number one; first; best; most; game; round
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
report; notification; registration
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
again; once more; a second time
to begin to walk; to set out
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
whereabout; about where; how much
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)