village expenses; at village expense
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
principal; main; important; fashionable
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
still better; even better
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
National Health Insurance drug price; NHI drug price
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
characteristic; feature; special quality
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply