yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
debt collection; debt collector
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
to spin (e.g. ramie, hemp, etc.)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
capital; funds; seed money; asset
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
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to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
easy money; easy gain; making a killing
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle