to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
to order; to command; to appoint
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
wooden fence; board fence
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
blow; shock; strike; batting
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to be conspicuous; to stand out
fifth day of the month; five days
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion