to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
income; receipts; revenue
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to be saved up (of money)
for (some) doubtful points to remain
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
economical person; thrifty person; saver
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to get one's head around; to think about
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
one's possessions; ownership
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
objection; dissent; protest
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity