occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
every month; each month; monthly
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally