bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
tenement house; row house
content-free chat; idle gossip
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
property; fortune; assets
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
it is not (like that) either
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
please (give me); please (do for me)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
breathing of a sleeping person
myself; yourself; I; me; you
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
anything and everything; just about everything
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
society; the world; the times