sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
interview (e.g. for a job)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
fixed date; appointed day
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse