inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
endurance; perseverance; patience
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
program (e.g. TV); programme
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
when it comes to; concerning
separation; divorce; severing of connections
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
and yet; though; when; in spite of
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
blow; shock; strike; batting
something wrapped in a furoshiki
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
good performance; good work; great success
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to have an eye on; to zero in on
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to subsist; to keep on living
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to become keen on; to get passionate about