model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to have a rumor circulating
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
liquor tax; tax on alcohol
association; union; guild
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
memory; ability to remember
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
all; entire; whole; altogether
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)