to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
porcelain; china; chinaware
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
the said person; he; she; same surname
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
this (very thing); this precisely
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
theatre-going; theater-going
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
welcome; (warm) reception