disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
head; brains; intellect; understanding
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to indicate; to show; to point to
several sheets (flat objects)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
paints; painting material
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
coating (esp. lacquering)
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
aimlessly; without a goal
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)