outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
swigging; gulping down; guzzling; quaffing
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
cee-lo (dice gambling game)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
something that smells of fish or blood; meat and fish; degenerate monk; corrupt priest
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to encamp; to take up positions
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
about; concerning; related to; -ish