last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
training; drill; practice; discipline
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
open field; empty lot; plain
near oneself; close to one; familiar
raw materials; ingredient
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
30th day of the month; 30 days
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
capital; funds; seed money; asset
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
to look around; to take a view of
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
business discussion; negotiation
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color