waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to leave this world; to die
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
operator (e.g. telephone)
unkindness; unfriendliness
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to telephone; to make a phone call
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
very; much; greatly; a lot of
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)