bank; banking institution
to scam; to defraud; to swindle; to cheat
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
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.)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
at work; in the midst of work; working
departure; leaving; setting off
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
(another's) daughter; young lady
junior high school student; middle school pupil
library (usu. single-room); small library
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures