making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
youthful; young; young-looking
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
dice; die; baton (of command)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
drama; play; Chinese opera
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
edge of the eaves; house frontage
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
advocacy; pleading by proxy; speaking for another; attorney
broker; employment agency
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice