to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
apartment building; block of flats; condominium
front company (for an organized crime operation)
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
preface; introduction; preamble
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
temporary employee placement
to become hoarse; to become husky
(intentional) overcharging; rip-off; highway robbery
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
cooperative society; mutual-benefit association
president (of a society); chairman
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
sham marriage; fake marriage
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to be manageable; to be able to handle