work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
belief; faith; conviction
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
nothing but; except; no more than
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
all you want; as much as one wants
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
gold and jewels; precious object
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
how; in what way; how about
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer