to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
going to the hospital for regular treatment
it's no joke; gimme a break!
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
book; volume; this; present; main; head
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do