something or other; one thing or another; this or that
government official; clerk
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
urge; demand; importunity
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
one's house; one's home; one's family
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
headache inducing; vexing
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
government office; public office
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to need; to call for; to require
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
fertile; rich; productive
investment; contribution; financing
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
agricultural land; farmland
to palm off; to force a sale
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm