fortune-telling; divination
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
expenses; costly; expensive
large amount of money; great cost
wasted money; unused money
in succession; one after another
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
life; living; I; me; student
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
pardon; remission; amnesty
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
midway; halfway through; in the course of
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
way to shoot; how to shoot
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine