to hear a rumor; to get wind of
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
influencing people by one's virtue
another thing; exception; special case
married woman; another's wife
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
forevermore; for eternity
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
it hasn't been long since
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
bare thighs; inner thigh; intercrural sex
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
drinker; person who can hold their drink
person being waited for; person who waits
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
playing doctor; children examining each other's genitals (often as a role play)
listening device; bug; wiretap
advance payment; money paid in advance
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with