very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
trivial; not amounting to much
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
sense of values; values; value system
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to underrate; to make light of
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one's share; one's portion
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul