need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to spit out; to eject; to dump
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
conscious; deliberate; intentional
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
to see through; to see the true nature of something
soft tennis; tennis played with soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
glibly; volubly; at great length
oral examination; interview
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
nothing; nil; naught; nought
how long; how far; how much
and; thereupon; because of that
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely