to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
soap; soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
particularly; only; in the case of
to get ripped off for every last penny
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
within; inside of; less than
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
demotion; relegation; downgrading