memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
suffix for familiar person
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to raise one's voice; to shout
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
one's first campaign; one's first battle
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
smuggling; contraband trade
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
calamity; disaster; accident
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to borrow; to rent; to lease; to charter
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
please; somehow or other; one way or another
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
impossible; unlikely; improbable
the way one works; one's working manner
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
underworld; underside of society