yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
primary school; elementary school; grade school
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
straight-laced person; stubborn person
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
professional sumo wrestling
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
preparation; arrangements
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space