infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
receiving an electric shock
pasties (adhesive nipple covering)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
easy to see; easy to read; easy to understand; (arch.) easy to look at; (arch.) attractive
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to be main; to be principal; to be important
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
within; inside of; less than
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to be (something) very much; to be an extreme (something)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
three-way junction; three-way intersection
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
insurance payout; insurance money
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
the lower classes; the masses; the common people; underclass; riffraff
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious