reward; honorarium; remuneration
mistress; kept woman; concubine
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
town girl; girl raised in a town
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
long; drawn-out; very long
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
station; office; guardroom
to attack; to assault; to assail
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
modesty; humility; being humble
all present; all concerned; all of us
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to take a veneer off something
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
wherein; therein; thereinto
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
something like ...; something called ...