cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
sea of fire; sea of flame
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
emergency early warning (cellphone, email, etc.); emergency alert
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
ignorant of the ways of the world
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
flight; desertion; escape
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
chair; stool; post; office; position
to kick (at someone, something)
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail