to not believe one's ears
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
showcase; display case; vitrine
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
3000; three thousand; many
8000; eight thousand; many
moneylending; moneylender
menial; meanness; servility; abject
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
start-up company; venture business
young CEO; young company president
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
object of romantic interest
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
extreme masochist; very masochistic
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
hand net; dip net; scoop net
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment