earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
at that time; in those days
curly men's hairstyle, usu. associated with yakuza or delinquents
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
form; shape; figure; visage
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
nothing but; none other than
reason; cause; circumstances
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to feign innocence; to feign ignorance; to wipe one's mouth
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
all; entire; whole; altogether
only; merely; but; no more than
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
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 lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan