clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to name; to call; to christen; to term
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to become better; to improve
condition; situation; prospects
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
reward money; reward; honorarium
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
reward; honorarium; remuneration
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
long; drawn-out; very long
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
disinformation; false information
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
very; much; greatly; a lot of
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)