to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
adviser; advisor; consultant
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl
working adult; full-fledged member of society
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
company president; manager; director
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
internal organs; intestines; viscera
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
serious; not joking; straight
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
casual speech; peer language; informal language
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people