to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
bad boy; naughty child; brat
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
such ... as; or some such
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
freely; right and left; as one pleases
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
to run about; to rush about
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message