charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
self-deception; self-deceit
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
even if not; even without
settlement; permanent residency
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to be saved up (of money)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
Mu (legendary lost continent)
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
God; god; ace; king; superior person
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
betting ticket; betting slip