paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
corporate drone; corporate slave
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
street; quarter; district; area
richly colored; richly coloured
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
store name; shop name; restaurant name
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
word game; wordplay; playing with words
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
karoshi; death from overwork
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)