to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
money paid to authorities; money paid to the government; money forcibly collected by yakuza bosses from subordinate gang members; contributions levied by gangster organizations on subordinates; money paid to a feudal lord; tribute money
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
back off!; leave me alone!
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
baa (sound of a sheep); meh
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to clap one's hands in prayer
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
lightly; easily; carelessly
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
inside the encampment; within the camp
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
(state of) utter panic; great panic
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
to be too numerous; to be too much
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
cracker; party popper; cracker; cracker
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
starting point; point of departure
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
love affair; love relationship
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(inedible) midgut gland of a scallop
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see