noon; midday; daytime; lunch
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
considerably; fairly; quite
item; something that one "just has to have"
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be profitable; to yield a profit
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
the four auspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
by myself; in person; by oneself
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly