useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
dodgy dealings; monkey business
to try all possible means
welcome rain; merciful rain; blessed rain; rain after a long dry period
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
six (long cylindrical things)
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
female vampire; vampiress
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to push (something) against
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
preliminary step; first step
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
incomplete set of books; odd volume
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
commencing with; including
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time