opening a business; opening a practice
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
existence; being; presence
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
simply put; putting it simply; in short
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
party; social event; get-together; compas (Haitian dance music); konpa; kompa
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
friend with benefits; hookup buddy; fuck buddy
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
period of youth; while young
several times; once or twice
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
having the same family name and given name (as someone else)
funeral hall; ceremony site
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
portrait of a deceased person
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
accurate; correct; precise; exact
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
when it becomes; when it comes to
such a thing; something like that
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test