though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
old body; aged person; elderly person
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to happen to meet; to come across
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
hard (life); tough (world)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
with a friendly grin; smilingly
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to turn towards; to point
preface; introduction; preamble
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to frolic about; to mess around
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally