topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
chasing after women; womanizing
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
particularly; only; in the case of
be (that) as it may; having said that
surrounding at a distance
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
steady; sound; reliable; solid
sincere; honest; faithful
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
even if not; even without
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
period of youth; while young
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
top news; front-page news; lead story
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
hot topic; talk of the town
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
one example of (when there are more examples)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
capable of anything; liable to do
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake