quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to employ; to hire; to engage
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
personal appearance; character; personality
freedom; free man; free woman
lifelong; lifetime; for life; life
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
about this time; about now
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
behaviour; behavior; conduct
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)