to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
thousands; several thousand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
in comparison to; rather than
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
rather; better; instead; if anything
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)