paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
back street; back alley; slums
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
moneylending; moneylender
intimidation; threat; bluster
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to die; to lay down life's burden
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to claim victims; to leave casualties
chomping; gulping; with a big bite
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
impact of publicity or propaganda
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to be relieved; to feel relieved
literally; to the letter; literal
drinking place; bar; izakaya
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)