businessman; industrialist
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
and; thereupon; because of that
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
nesting hole; burrow; den
nest-building; making a hive, web, den, etc.
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
strange; mysterious; queer
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
interval between the waves; gap between waves
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
bedside; near one's pillow
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
happy memory; sweet memory