to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
it's no joke; gimme a break!
rest; break; recess; intermission
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
ten-year-old; ten year old
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
decoration; ornament; trimmings
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to press a question; to cross-examine
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to escape death; to be saved from death
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
detective agency; enquiry agency
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge