work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
threat; intimidation; menace
serious look (on one's face); straight face
sympathy; compassion; pity
to squash; to crush; to flatten
five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
eternal; unlimited; endless
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
beginning; clue; starting point
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to understand from experience
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
estimate (of costs); budget
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
correction; rectification; mending; repair