to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
being rampant; domination
discussion; argument; debate
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
person concerned; interested party; related party
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
risky; dangerous; insecure
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
private practice; one-person business; business-to-customer selling; B2C
opening a business; opening a practice
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
open every day of the year; open year-round; operating 365 days a year
every other day; every second day
business; trade; operations; sales
that is to say; so that means
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
what is worse; to make matters worse
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
intensification; aggravation
not worth doing; waste of effort
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
mental; spiritual; emotional
back (of a chair); backrest
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows