to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
at that time; in those days
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
talk; story; conversation
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be worried; to be troubled
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
nothing but; except; no more than
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
had better ...; had better not ...
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
bill (at a restaurant); check
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
good performance; good work; great success
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
hey there; I say; see here
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric