(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
eccentric; crank; oddball
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
after a long time; for the first time in a while
even so; anyhow; at any rate
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
bravery; courage; heroism
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
wild beast; wild animal; brute
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
(period of) a year; during an era
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
matter to be checked or investigated
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
though; even if; whether ... or ...
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child