everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
lyrical; poetic; expressive of emotion
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
business affairs of a company; clerical business of a Shinto shrine
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
every month; each month; monthly
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
debt collection; debt collector
unapproved; lack of approval
money problems; financial issues
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
speech; expression; wording; language
light trap (for killing insects)
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
lodging host; lodging place
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life