moneylending; moneylender
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist
because; for; the reason why is ...
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
to satisfy one's appetite
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
autumn dusk; the end of autumn
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
Health and Sports Day (national holiday; second Monday in October); Health-Sports Day; Sports Day
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
major incident; major happening; big scandal
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill