debt collection; debt collector
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
choices; alternatives; options
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
don't you think?; indicates question
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
journey; route of a journey
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
right to know; right to access information
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
company; corporation; workplace
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
homeless; homeless person
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to be infected; to be contagious