to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
proper; respectable; decent; honest
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
referral fee; introduction fee
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (arch.) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)
debt collection; debt collector
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
another thing; other things; another man's property
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
outsider; someone outside of a group
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to be the ruin of (a person)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
threat; intimidation; menace
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
mending; repair; darning; patching up
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application