to face; to go towards; to head towards
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
even though; despite; when
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
no-good man; (male) loser
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
frequenting (e.g. a bar); staying around (e.g. at someone's house); haunting
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to make one's rounds; to patrol
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser