sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
weightlessness; zero gravity
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
great idiot; fool; (saying) something silly or stupid
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
correction; revision; rectification
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth