malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
is something that; is that which
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
life; living; I; me; student
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
transactions; dealings; business
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
employment (long term); hire
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
sad; wretched; deplorable
society; the world; the times
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
like this; this sort; this way
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to invite in; to show someone in
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)