cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
practical question (problem); practical matter
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
committing (oneself to); commitment; involvement; commit (data management, version control)
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to weave within (hair, fabric, etc.); to braid
wearing one's hair in braids
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
progress; advance; improvement; development
for your information; I'm telling you
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
school of one's (first, second) choice
gyaru; (young) woman adhering to a fashion trend usually marked by brown or blond-dyed hair, gaudy clothes and accessories; gal
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy