almost every day; almost daily
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
patience; endurance; perseverance
to gain fame; to make one's name
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(overnight) stay; lodging
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
crops; agricultural produce
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
one's history as a performer
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
hotel charge; lodging expense
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
staying overnight without meals (at a hotel, etc.); bed without board
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager