grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
how; in what way; by what means
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
another thing; exception; special case
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to employ; to hire; to charter
third day of the month; three days
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
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permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews