standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
latest (fashion, hairstyle, etc.); up-to-date
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
great trouble; difficulty
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
outsider; someone outside of a group
etiquette; courtesy; manners
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
prohibition; ban; embargo
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to blame; to find fault with
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
little something; reward; tip
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
trouble; quarrel; dispute
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
dividing line; parting line; separation line
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
cold; coldness; chilliness
price of a flower; fee for a geisha's companionship
supply; provision; raising; procurement
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
consideration; taking into account
days of one's menstrual period