big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
plywood panel; control panel; concrete panel
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
I am not going to fall for that trick; that trick won't work on me
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
vicissitudes; ups and downs
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
old friend; old acquaintance
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
falling-block puzzle game; Tetris-like game
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
to hit hard; to strike hard
training (animals); breaking (animals)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
credit; credit sale; selling on a (monthly) installment plan (instalment); credit card; credit titles (of a film, TV show, etc.); credits; (giving) credits (to the creator, copyright holder, etc.)
prepaid (phone, card, etc.)
several types; several kinds; several species
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit