power; authority; jurisdiction
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
while; during; while; although; all; both
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
clicking; clopping; clacking
donation; contribution; endowment
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
don't you think?; indicates question
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
at that time; in those days
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
woman; female; feminine gender
considerably; fairly; quite
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest