brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
online dating app; match-making app
something like ...; something called ...
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
on the occasion of; at the time of
observation; survey; watching
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
foreign; abroad; overseas
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
wedded life; married life
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
independence; self-reliance
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
author; writer; novelist; artist
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
2008 financial crisis; global financial crisis; GFC
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
greeting; a fine thing to say