to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
fortune-telling; divination
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
shoji (paper sliding door)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state