economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
several years; a few years
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
application; request; petition
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
it's no joke; gimme a break!
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
adds force or indicates command
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol