stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to raise one's voice; to shout
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
final; eventual; ultimate
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
senior high school; high school
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to offer for sale; to put on the market
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to be profitable; to yield a profit