commencing with; including
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
society; public; community; social studies
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
error; mistake; slip; bug
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
rather; better; instead; if anything
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
police; police officer; police station