expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
silver; silver coin; silver (color)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
large amount of money; great cost
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
chopstick stand; weaning ceremony
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
defeat; loss; reverse; setback