hard (life); tough (world)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
very interesting; of great interest
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to say; to tell; to state; to do
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
in spite of; regardless of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
journey; route of a journey
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
eccentric; crank; oddball
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person