favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
negotiations; discussions; connection
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
minimum; at the very least
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
(not) even once; (not) ever
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
beginning; outset; first; onset
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)