business discussion; negotiation
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
negotiations; discussions; connection
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to gather; to collect; to assemble
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
same crime; being equally guilty
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)