shady; underhanded; questionable
comparatively; relatively
to be surprised; to be astonished
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
war; fighting; fierce competition
security for a loan; collateral
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
trade; buying and selling
contract; compact; agreement
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
absolute obedience; complete submission
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to order; to command; to appoint
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
next; secondly; subsequently
man; male; masculine gender
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of