economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
to be dead; to be lifeless
highly unpredictable; touch and go
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
changing clothes; change of clothes
to wash away; to rinse off
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
hair coloring; hair colouring; hair dye
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
pigment; paint; colour; color
cosmetics; toilet articles
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
unconditionally; as a rule