for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
accounting; administration (of money)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
personal grudge; personal enmity
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
ochazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it's been a long time; long time no see
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
that's too bad; too bad for you!