(spring) tension rod; tension pole
all at once (usu. of payment); at one go
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
making preparations for one's death
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
divorce suit; divorce proceedings
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
sales company; distributor
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
addition; adding; supplement
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
written request; written demand
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
monkey show; bad acting; overacting; unconvincing performance
summer cold (illness); summer flu
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
to have a name entered in the family register
older person with more life experience
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
marriage fraud; fake marriage
not long has passed since ...
obstruction of business; interference with business
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone