to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
one's own profits; one's own pockets
client list; customer list
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
holding on to; sticking to
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
R; r; radius; curve; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-); refrigerator
donation; contribution; offering
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
capital; funds; seed money; asset
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
previous engagement; prior contract
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
economical; efficient; lean; compact
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
evening; night; nighttime
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin