somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
authentication by facial recognition
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
minimum; at the very least
busy; having no time (for)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
underworld; underside of society
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
retail price; street price
rising; ascending; climbing
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
making one's way in the world; (making a) living; (earning a) livelihood; business; trade; occupation
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
personal; individual; private
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
moneylending; moneylender