honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
staff member; station employee; official
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard