well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
by myself; in person; by oneself
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
exposure to wind; severe criticism
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent