apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
insurance payout; insurance money
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to rally; to make a comeback
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
100,000,000; one hundred million
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
home area; home town; local
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
barbershop; barber shop; barber
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
referral fee; introduction fee
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
bond; bill; certificate; security
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
how long; how far; how much
to be profitable; to yield a profit