striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
good-for-nothing; worthless
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
online shopping; internet shopping
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
three days and three nights
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
unanticipated; unexpected
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
society; the world; the times
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling