to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
practice; practising; training; study
income; receipts; revenue
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to quit one's job; to resign
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive