young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
popular person; favorite; favourite
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
moron; idiot; stupid person
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
insolent fellow; rude fellow
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
hard worker; hardworking person
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
stubborn person; bonehead; bullethead; pig-headed person
messenger; envoy; emissary
stranger; tramp; wanderer
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
traveler; traveller; stranger
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
(person treated as a) plaything
person who avoids others; social outcast
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
imprudent (misguided) fellow
old soldier; veteran; old hand
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
outcast; odd man out; pariah
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
(one's) peers; people around one
careless person; thoughtless person
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
dilettante; lecher; nymphomaniac
(the) haves; those who have
hooligan; layabout; good-for-nothing; gangster
rude person; insolent person
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
stranger; person from another place
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
accept one who comes to you
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
youngster; young and immature person
shirker; goof-off; goldbricker
person whose presence is unwelcome, unnecessary or a nuisance; fifth wheel; third wheel; interloper
true Tokyoite; person born and raised in Edo
scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person
accept one who comes to you
words used by young people; slang
clumsy person; bungler; person with no particular talents (in performing arts); nondrinker; nonsmoker
if you run after two hares you will catch neither
homeless person; tramp; vagrant; vagabond
merchant house employee; tradesman
beggar; derelict; player; actor; actress
pleasant person; attractive person; animal liked by all because of its cuteness
do not chase the one who leaves
do not pursue those who leave you
middle-aged person; person who changes his line in middle of life
strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; strong man; brave man
married couple with similar tastes or dispositions; like husband, like wife
honest person; conscientious person
person without a registered or fixed address
old person; old-fashioned person
person with a humble salary; person of a low condition
mentally deranged person; lunatic
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
shallow thinker; indecisive person
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
honesty doesn't pay; life is unfair
firefighter (Edo period); construction worker; scaffolding builder
lazybones; lay-about; good-for-nothing; idler
someone (e.g. a woman) who is out of one's league; something beyond one's means
actor; actress; someone who works at a theater
those confident in themselves
a drowning man will catch at a straw
first-come-first-served basis
the chosen one; the chosen ones; the select few
leading actor; leading figure; leader
take care of the penny; (lit.) he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen
heaven helps those who help themselves
when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy
rogue nation; rogue state
hated person; disliked person; unpopular person; person shunned by others; anathema
with time we forget those who have died; out of sight, out of mind; friendships fade with distance
functionary charged with training and organizing young wrestlers
perverse individual; cynic; misanthrope
sham; fraud; counterfeit; impostor; pretender
happy-go-lucky person; easy-going person; optimist
content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold
impostor; cheat; hypocrite
person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)
man shall not live by bread alone
take care of the penny; (lit.) he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen
he who laughs last, laughs best
out of sight, out of mind; the dead are forgotten with time
ultra-nationalist; hot-tempered person; stubborn person
he who knows, does not speak; he who speaks, does not know; those who know do not talk; those who talk do not know
the ambition of the lazy does not last
prostitute working in clandestine brothel (Edo period)
zeal is a bad servant; (lit.) the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
no mortal escapes death; all men must die; (lit.) he who has life, certainly has death
convict on their way to prison
frailty, thy name is woman
frailty, thy name is woman
do not chase one who leaves, do not reject one who comes
something cold (esp. a body); something used to cool one's stomach
prostitute; imposter; fraudster; trickster
flatterer; someone skilled at flattery
the morally righteous are blessed with many children
female prostitute working at a bathhouse (Edo period)
do not befriend those beneath you
person who does this; person who is like this; yakuza; gangster; idiot; moron
immature person; person of low status
country bumpkin; someone from the same part of the country
nice person; good-natured person