congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
about; concerning; related to; -ish
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
(not) even once; (not) ever
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
fresh out of (college, high school, etc.); just out (e.g. of a book); first of the season (e.g. apples)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
please (give me); please (do for me)
training; drill; practice; discipline
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression