absorption; suction; attraction
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
how long; how much; to what extent
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
consumer credit (finance, loan)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
at first; in the beginning; originally
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
black-market lending; illegal loan
a long time ago; in those days
to be distressed with debts
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
day after day; day by day
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
way (of doing); manner; method; means
800,000; eight hundred thousand
product of the land; present; souvenir
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Protector General (Tang-period Chinese official); travelling inspector of the provincial governments (Nara and Heian-period position)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
relatively; comparatively
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match