a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
source of revenue; financial supporter
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to palm off; to force a sale
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
covered with; stained; smeared
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
gang of young toughs; hooligans; hoodlums; hoods; yobbos
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge