counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
beginning; outset; first; onset
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
something like ...; something called ...
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
to detain; to check; to restrain
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
verbal message; word (from someone)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
depiction; description; portrayal
this world; this life; world of the living
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation