lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits
workshop; studio; atelier
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
flight; escape; running away; flying high
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
at work; in the midst of work; working
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
rubbing one's hands together
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
university hospital; teaching hospital
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
single-storied house; single-storied building
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over