collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
day of month; counter for days
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
amount of money; sum of money
during; for the duration of
fixed cost; fixed expense
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
several years; a few years
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
leader; authority; mainstay