elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to be well-known; to be famous
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
after a long time; for the first time in a while
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
valuable article; valuables
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
historic; historical; traditional
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to look around; to survey
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be photographed; to be projected
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
already; now; no longer; not any more
swindler; imposter; crook