runner-up; second (in a race)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
minimalist (person, artist)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
every month; each month; monthly
to scatter away; to vanish
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
distrust of (other) human beings
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
how; in what way; by what means
several years; a few years
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
shoulder strap (on a dress)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
reliance; trust; faith; confidence