contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
January; first month of the lunar calendar
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
business; trade; operations; sales
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
training (esp. in-service); induction course
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(period of) a year; during an era
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
choices; alternatives; options
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist