as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
right in the center (centre)
moron; idiot; stupid person
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
unskilled; not very good at
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
illegal; illicit; unlawful
trade; buying and selling
(another's) daughter; young lady
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce