to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
single-mother household; fatherless family
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
exemption; exoneration; discharge
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
celebrating recovery from illness
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
survivor's pension or annuity
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
like it or not; like or not like
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
characteristic; feature; special quality
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
to bear fruit; to take effect
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
computerized tomography; CT
what's what; heads or tails
rimless (e.g. glasses); borderless (e.g. TV); bezel-less (e.g. smartphone)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)