putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
code name (of a product under development)
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to be transparent; to show through
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to set (sun); to become dark
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to be erected; to be built