collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
probability; likelihood; chances
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
record high; all-time high
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
growth period (in children)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)