(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
my husband; one's family; family member
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
precocious; precocious child
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
1,000,000; one million; million; many
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
originally; by nature; from the start
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
not caring; not giving a damn
unmarried; not yet married
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
meaning; significance; sense
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol