shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
folding into four; quarto
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
blank column; blank space
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
beginning; clue; starting point
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
drinking bout; merrymaking
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame
stranger; tramp; wanderer
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly