not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
building addition or extension; an annex
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
installment; instalment; premium; bill
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
(conductor's) baton; beat; measure
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
longed-for; anxiously awaited
boiled and half-dried bonito
principal occupation; core business