chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to have meaning; to be meaningful
vague recollection; faint memory
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
understanding person; supporter
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
social life; social intercourse
interval; break; pause; spare moment
Masuda Takashi (Director of the Mitsui in the Meiji era)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)