the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
great difference; major mistake
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
arrival on scene; arrival on location
guidance; protective custody
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
place; situation; position; location
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
meaning; significance; sense
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to increase; to add to; to augment
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
pistol; handgun; revolver
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to pass (of time); to elapse