working adult; full-fledged member of society
thinnish; somewhat narrow
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
stature; build; height; size; physique
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
how; in what way; I wonder
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
fraudulent sale of worthless land (e.g. by overstating its future value)
example; illustration; precedent
real experience; actual observations
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
black-market lending; illegal loan
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
successful person; success
Act on the Protection of Personal Information
talk; story; conversation
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
(atmospheric) negative ions (supposedly having positive health effects)
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
this and that; one thing and another
billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person
being deeply in debt; being up to one's ears in debt
reference materials; specimen for reference; reference item; specimen
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
to surface; to rise to the surface
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
shyness; bashfulness; shame