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initial investment

2

collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct

1

decoration; arrangement

1

ornament; decoration

1

cost; expense

1

utensil; appliance; furniture

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

spoon

3

dinnerware; cutlery

1

damage

1

cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service

1

consideration; taking into account

2

per-capita division; division according to the number of people

1

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

thus

1

penniless; broke

1

how; in what way; by what means

2

supply; provision; raising; procurement

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

1

repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

1

term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

1

loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

1

usurer; usury; loansharking

1

fifty; 50

1

percent; percentage

1

expensive money; dear money; high interest

1

revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization

1

means; way; measure

2

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

7

to raise (one's head)

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

3

munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

1

menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu

2

to increase; to add to; to augment

2

tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge

2

light meal

1

equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements

1

money; metal

2

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha

1

effective; successful

2

occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

1

to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

2

capital city; metropolis

2

site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight

2

front gate

1