surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
sales; selling; marketing
work; business; company; study
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
artists' world; painting circles
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
sun; saint; San (people); son
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in