greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
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
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to feel; to sense; to experience
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
scene; spectacle; sight; view
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
book; volume; this; present; main; head
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)