year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to become clear; to be made public
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
positive thinking; optimism
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
account book; register; ledger
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation