a little; a bit; slightly
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
apartment building; housing complex
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
prostitute; whore; streetwalker
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
decrease; reduction; decline
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
all night; throughout the night
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
mature woman; middle-aged woman
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
assorted grains; cereals; millet
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening