inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
carbonization; carbonisation
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting
to sell off; to sell completely
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
with these words; while saying
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to put one's hand on; to touch
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
system; institution; organization; organisation
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)