assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
second marriage; remarriage
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
take care of yourself; get well soon
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
summer vacation; summer holiday
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
feeding (animals); provisioning
yen (currency of Japan); circle
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
(Japanese) feature phone (as opposed to a smartphone); mobile phone designed for the Japanese market (with specialized features only available in Japan)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness