to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
surely; certainly; without doubt
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
temporary retirement; suspension from office
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
price; cost; value; worth; value
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
covered with; stained; smeared
together; at the same time; same; identical
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
triple time; three important requisites
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
any more; any further; any better; any longer
clause; article; stipulations