every month; each month; monthly
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
cruel creditor; bill collector
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
just past noon; afternoon
debt collection; debt collector
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
transfer; switching over; money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person); postal transfer
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
in the following manner; as follows
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
praise and censure; public criticisms
(in the work) cited; aforementioned work; op. cit. (opere citato, opus citatum)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
literary world; literary circles
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
clear profit; net income; net profit
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
fourth day of the month; four days
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)