ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
the same kind; accomplice; partner
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
this sort of; this type of
pure; true; genuine; unmixed