if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.); Wednesday and Friday; bribe; sweetener
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
obsessively trend-conscious teenage girl
black market adult video; black market adult film; bootleg video
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
company housing; housing provided by one's company
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
three parts; three copies
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
perfect; complete; flawless
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
parliamentarian; member of a congress
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
hard (life); tough (world)
critic; reviewer; commentator
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing