badness; evilness; bad; evil
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
suffix for familiar person
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
eternal; unlimited; endless
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
to close (one's eyes); to shut
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
family; members of a family
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
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
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
had better ...; had better not ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates
investment; contribution; financing
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
how long; how much; to what extent
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless