to buy; to purchase; to buy out
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
(written) contract; agreement
writing; composition; essay; sentence
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
from now; from this moment; henceforth
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating