painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
failure; mistake; blunder
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to accept; to receive; to agree
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
outside of; not covered by
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
tip of a twig; tip; end; trifles; trivial matters
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to grow up; to become an adult
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive