three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
after that; afterwards; thereafter
industrialist; entrepreneur
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to employ; to hire; to charter
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
ape hand (deformity); simian hand
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
tom yum goong (Thai soup dish)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)