whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
counting song; enumerative form (of waka)
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
stupid brat; son of a bitch
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
wheat straw; barley straw
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
fleeing (to a distant place to avoid arrest, capture, etc.); absconding; running away; flying high; jumping high
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
tuning (an instrument); temperament
mending; repair; darning; patching up
shoeshine; shoe polishing
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
proper; respectable; decent; honest
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)