disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
fields (of rice and other crops)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
income; receipts; revenue
prime of one's working life
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
such ... as; or some such
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good