(in an) emergency; (for) unexpected circumstances
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
highball; whisky and soda
lack of information; data deficiency
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
main purpose; primary objective
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
capable of anything; liable to do
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
composed expression; clear face
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
you could say; you might say; verging on the
natural calamity; disaster