(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
illicit sale; smuggling; bootlegging; trafficking
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
decorum; propriety; politeness
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to open (one's eyes) wide
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
weak constitution; weak body; weak (organization, system, etc.); feeble
so-and-so; who?; which people?
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
conviction; belief; confidence
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
in that way; like that; that way