(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
guard; security (officer); guardsman
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to have a talk; to tell a story
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
steady; sound; reliable; solid
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
central stalk of a dried rice plant
palatial residence; stately mansion
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually