development (of film); photographic processing
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
old hag; old woman; old bat
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
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)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
good-for-nothing; worthless
stupid brat; son of a bitch
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
doing whatever one pleases
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
information technology; IT
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to demand money; to pester; to extort
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
shady; underhanded; questionable
public power; governmental authority
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
condition; situation; prospects
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
don't you ever come here again!; (lit.) come here the day before yesterday
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
to carry around; to carry on one's person
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person