currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
full of openings; half empty; (cutting) sharply; cleanly; (arch.) (progressing) smoothly
business world; business circles; (the) industry
tottering steps; drunken staggering
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
brand items; brand-name goods
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
international; diplomatic intercourse
successful bid; winning a tender
item; article; dish; course; finest item
grandfather; male senior-citizen
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
special selection; finest pick; top pick
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
moneymaking; earning money
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
(present) head of a family
whispering into a person's ear
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
seniority by length of service
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with