empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
current expenses; operating costs
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
8000; eight thousand; many
other; another; over; more than; I; me
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
guess; speculation; supposition
being filled with; being full of; permeation
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
infant; baby; little child
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
the sound of the kana "n"
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
town girl; girl raised in a town
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand (in kabuki); prompter
discipline; training; teaching manners
true character; real nature
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
night and day; all the time