suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
account book; register; ledger
like this; in this way; as you see
restoration; repair; mending
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
that's the way it is; such is life
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
if it is (the case that ...)
form; method; system; formula
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then