expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
striking; remarkable; considerable
losing weight; slimming; lean person
in the background; not standing out
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
March; third month of the lunar calendar
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
what time; (lit.) which hour
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
storehouse; warehouse; godown
taste for the simple and quiet; rustic simplicity; austere refinement; enjoyment of a quiet life
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
owner of a company; head of a company
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous