to badger; to pester; to beg
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
gem; jewel; precious stone
smuggling; contraband trade
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
work; business; company; study
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
financial world; business circles
to incur someone's enmity
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
youthful; young; young-looking
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
isolated island; outlying island; leaving an island
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
useless; no good; hopeless
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
(your) judgment; discernment