food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
occupation; calling; livelihood
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
training; drill; practice; discipline
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
handsome young man; Adonis
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
living by oneself; living alone
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
at once; immediately; right now
regular (customer); client who frequently visits the same prostitute
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
shopping; purchased goods
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
Cornerstone of Peace (in the Peace Memorial Park on Okinawa Island)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
commander; general; leader
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings