hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down; to draw on (one's savings, etc.) little by little; to break into (a reserve fund, etc.); to eat into
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
nothing but; none other than
to collapse; to flop (onto)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
push-up (exercise); press-up
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
the other day; a few days ago
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer