law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
consumer credit (finance, loan)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
to do together; to share; to participate in
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
earnings from a part-time job
to pay off completely (e.g. loan)
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
president (of a society); chairman
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
though; notwithstanding; although
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving