at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
silence (not speaking); muteness
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
regular (customer); client who frequently visits the same prostitute
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to incur someone's enmity
memory; sense; experience
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
stature; height; size; physique
manly; masculine; like a man
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on