company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
opening time; starting time of work
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
for the first time in one's life
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
street stall; stand; booth
item; something that one "just has to have"
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
truant child; child who refuses to attend school
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
another's parent; another's parents
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
virtue; charm; merit; good point
principle of laissez-faire
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.