(not) so much; (not) that much
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
if so; in that case; in that situation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to employ; to hire; to charter
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
although I say; although one might say; although called
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
interior design; interior; upholstery
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
kindness; intimacy; friendship
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to relax; to feel at home
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to be needed; to be wanted
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation