tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
serious; severe; grave; acute
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
preface; introduction; preamble
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
during; for the duration of
while being out of the office or away from home
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
unable to resist; unable to suppress
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
daily meals; three regular meals a day
staying the night; lodging (at)
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
living off (a person); sponging off; parasitism
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
wallet; billfold; purse; handbag
presumption; assumption; estimation
every month; monthly; month by month
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove