to be able to speak; to be able to talk; to be understanding; to be sensible
neighbourhood dispute (neighborhood); neighbourhood quarrel; grievance with one's neighbour
family corporation; family company; affiliated concern
humbly presenting; respectfully presenting
local people; local residents
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown
released prisoner; ex-convict; ex-con
assistance in supporting a family
certificate of post-mortem
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
one-plate meal; simple meal; austerity diet
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
mistake with an order (at a restaurant, etc.); getting a customer's order wrong
bashful; shameful; ashamed
creating a (usually favorable) environment
shoulder pain (at about age forty)
the early bird gets the worm
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to be downhearted; to look miserable
"frost descent" solar term (approx. October 23)
gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row
releasing without indictment
Japanese-style confectionary store
building industry; construction industry; building trade
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to lose interest; to slacken off