occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
bamboo stem (of a Japanese pipe)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
that's true; of course; obviously
old woman; joker (in old maid)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
just because; even if; even though
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
the other day; some time ago; recently
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification