after that; afterwards; thereafter
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
art dealer; fine art(s) shop
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be needed; to be wanted
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
such; like that; that sort of; very
to subsist; to keep on living
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
should; must; -able; probably; likely
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
study; diligence; discount; reduction
tool; implement; means; furniture
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)