menu board (small blackboard on which the specials of the day, etc., are written)
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
to sink (into); to get depressed
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to read the situation; to sense the mood
endurance contest; test of endurance
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
marriage fraud; fake marriage
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
cache; place to hide something
portable safe; portable cash box
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
postcard; memo; note; card
thickness; profundity; depth
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
bill strap; currency strap; currency band; wrapper band; newspaper band
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
enumeration; citation; listing
good (place to leave off); convenient
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
(security) deposit; caution money
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
change; transition; vicissitudes