drinking, gambling, and buying women in prostitution
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
four (long cylindrical things)
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
new product; new line (of products)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
king (of the senior player)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
duck face; duck lips; facial expression where the lips are pursed and corners of the mouth raised
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to become excited; to grow lively
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
condition of one's stomach
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
left side; left-hand side
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to think too much; to be over-concerned
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
road mirage; water mirage