chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
at once; immediately; right now
had better ...; had better not ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
since when; from when; how long
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
financial world; business circles
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
underworld; underside of society
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(political) power; authority; influence
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder