state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
country living; life in the country; country life
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to put someone to work; to make someone work
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
that's right; yes; uh-huh
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
older brother and younger sister
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
why; how; for what reason
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
guess; speculation; supposition
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
greeting; a fine thing to say
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon