purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
last week; the week before
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
and; thereupon; because of that
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
father; dad; husband; you; he
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to be finished; to be completed; to be done