fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
adherent; devotee; believer
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
incessant working; working non-stop
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
company; corporation; workplace
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
free time; time at leisure
social; societal; societary
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
victim; injured party; sufferer
this for sure; certainly is
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
concealment; suppression; hiding
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir; cesspool
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction