cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
komejirushi; Japanese punctuation mark similar in usage to an asterisk
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
then; and (then); in that case; if so
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
reaction; response; reaction
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on