repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
black-market lending; illegal loan
considerably; greatly; a lot
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
another thing; other things; another man's property
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to fall into another's hands
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
debt collector; bill collector; repo man
maid; helper; help; assistance
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful