charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
January; first month of the lunar calendar
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
maintenance; preservation; improvement
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to fall ill; to be taken ill
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
best (highest) record; new record
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
class-A; A class; A grade
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind