tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
neckline (of dress, etc.)
check (e.g. baggage claim); tag; token; tally; score
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
establishment (of a business); founding
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
blue line; area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956); non-legal public waterway (denoted by a blue line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to fulfill one's responsibilities
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
source of revenue; financial supporter
rampancy; prevalence; domination
to be stripped of all one has