tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
last week; the week before
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
street; quarter; district; area
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
about; concerning; related to; -ish
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
support; backing; aid; assistance
(earning or paying) no interest
every month; each month; monthly
100,000; hundred thousand
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously