finish; finishing; finishing touches
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
pain and itching; mental anguish; unhealthy emotions
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
in the same manner as before; the same as always
give-and-take; give and take
critical moment; do-or-die situation
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
shop; small store; business; firm
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
former president of a company
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
unexpectedly; surprisingly
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
reproachful; hateful; bitter
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
treating (someone) like an object
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually