conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
willpower; energy; vitality
good-natured person; nice person
to collapse; to flop (onto)
very loud volume; megavolume
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to overcharge; to rip off
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
first-rate; finest quality; the best
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
enamel; enamel paint; enameled leather; patent leather
rider (of a motorcycle, horse, etc.); biker
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
sexual cruelty; sexual brutality
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
leather; leathercloth; razor
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to be greedy; to devour greedily
colleagues; cronies; merry men
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky