less than ...; smaller ...
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
true state; actual condition; reality
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
front; frontage; facade; main
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
surname; family name; last name
ago; since; before; previous
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
shop; small store; business; firm
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to talk; to chat; to chatter
Japanese-style confectionary store
talking while standing; standing around talking
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint