unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
business ability; business acumen
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
mental; spiritual; emotional
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
either way; in any case; one way or another
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
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)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause