to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
standard; set; routine; decided
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
how; in what way; how about
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
two (long cylindrical things)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
(not so) much; (not) very
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun