premises search; household search
knockoff; imitation product; counterfeit product
treatment offered at beauty salons, etc. usually including hair care, scalp care and head massage; salon offering hair care, scalp care, etc.
security for a loan; collateral
referral fee; introduction fee
placing (a person's) ashes inside a funerary urn (or a tomb or ossuary); depositing ashes
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
(earning or paying) no interest
value of one's property (assets); property (asset) value
information leak; data breach
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
to sell off; to sell completely
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
start-up company; venture business
one flower; single flower; success; prosperity
first thing in the afternoon
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
unique thing; best on earth
genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
obstruction of business; interference with business
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
thank you for your continued patronage
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to rally; to make a comeback
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
insurance payout; insurance money
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
barbershop; barber shop; barber
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
future prospects; promise
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste