inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
already; now; no longer; not any more
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
secret; private; surreptitious
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
business discussion; negotiation
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
8000; eight thousand; many
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
when; at what moment; what time
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment