this and that; various things
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
license; permit; licence; certificate
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
very likely; very probable
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
live music or performance
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
health; type of brothel/massage parlor (parlour)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
woman who works in the sex industry
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to demand money; to pester; to extort
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
management; administration; operation
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that