to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
nothing; nil; naught; nought
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
don't you think?; indicates question
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
for use of customers or guests
needy circumstances; living in poverty
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
clothes; clothing; garments
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
calm; composed; leisurely
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
sales promotion; hard selling
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
popularity; favor; favour
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
raising and lowering; loading and unloading