otherwise; if not; or else
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
(someone else's) daughter
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
sudden change; complete change
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
anything and everything; just about everything
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
husband and wife; married couple
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to leave something as it is
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to look around; to take a view of
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
major dealer; wealthy merchant
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
low price; moderate price
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting