minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
(period of) low stock prices; falling stock prices
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
settlement day; day of reckoning
to work hard; to toil; to moil; to keep one's nose to the grindstone; to slug away
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
ill will; malice; evil intent
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
eye for people; ability to judge character
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
true character; real nature
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to rally; to make a comeback
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
bottle of ink; ink bottle
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening