population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Chinese historical text)
napkin; cloth; first string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
group of hoodlums whose members all wear clothes in the same color (inspired by US street gangs; esp. associated with Ikebukuro in the late 1990s)
every day and every night
entire world; whole world; world stage
weather-beaten; bleached skull
light trap (for killing insects)
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
cross between Hinai-dori and Rhode Island Red chickens
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
totally willing; fully motivated
to obtain results through legwork; to walk around to gather information; to rely on active effort
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
food expenses; cost of one's board
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to scam; to defraud; to swindle; to cheat
standing for a long time; remaining standing
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
no return (e.g. after buying something at an auction)
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction