to be needed; to be wanted
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
and yet; though; when; in spite of
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
moron; idiot; stupid person
meaning; significance; sense
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much