farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
way (of doing); manner; method; means
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
even if ...; even supposing that ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
wandering; rambling; roaming
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation; profligacy; debauchery
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
considerably; greatly; a lot
healthy; sound; wholesome
beyond this point; from now on; after this
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed