mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
pride; boast; credit (to)
electrically operated; electric powered
parka; anorak; light-weight polyester jacket
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
nod; inclination of the head
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
killing time; staving off boredom
everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
person of doubtful origin
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
sense of values; values; value system
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
Europe and America; the West
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market