profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
money-making; earning money
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
glutton; gormandizer; gormandiser
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
being left out; being ostracized
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
looking depressed; long face
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
refinement; elegance; grace
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
elegant; graceful; refined
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
untamed horse; unbroken horse; wild horse; bronco
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
mud; muddy; covered in mud
splash of mud; mud spatter
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
to smirk; to grin broadly
competitive spirit; spirit of rivalry
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
favorite; favourite; habitually used
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
out of character; unlike one
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
desperately; for one's dear life