disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
long time; long interval; for quite some time
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
rightly; properly; moderately
no sleep or rest; working day and night
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(punishment by) striking with fists
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
house search; search of the premises; raid
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
tofu; bean curd; beancurd