there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
(not) even with; (not) even using
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
preliminary step; first step
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
paper plane; paper airplane; paper aeroplane
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
elegance; taste; refinement
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
household with the wife as the boss; wife wearing the pants; wife ruling the roost; house with a henpecked husband
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
diversion to military use
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up