to shed light; to cast light
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to give an impression; to make an impression
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
fragment; one of the group or party
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
personal; individual; private
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(social) position; status
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
risky; dangerous; insecure
big man; large man; tall man; giant
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to ruin oneself; to degrade oneself
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating