rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to show signs of; to appear
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
married woman; another's wife
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly