clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
street prostitute; streetwalker; lady of the night
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
hiding one's embarrassment
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
staff member; station employee; official
philandering; itch for women
single-mother household; fatherless family
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
living by oneself; living alone
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
answering machine; answerphone
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
many; a lot; much; multitude
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
simply; merely; only; solely
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
as you see; as you can see
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!