to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
understood; I see; OK; present; here
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
a little bit; a little while
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
even though; despite; when
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
multi-level marketing; MLM; network marketing; pyramid selling
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
name; given name; first name
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
noisily (playing a musical instrument); doing something on and on
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
society; public; community; social studies
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
cooperation; collaboration
business; trade; operations; sales
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
street stall; stand; booth
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry