crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
every second month; every other month
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
16th day of the month; 16 days
homecoming; return to one's home
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
valuable article; valuables
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to be exhausted; to be worn out
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
source of revenue; financial supporter
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
like this; in this way; as you see
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
just because; even if; even though
to become red; to redden; to blush
destination; place one stays during a trip
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
top recommendation; something highly recommended
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
double room; room shared by two people; shared room