obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
that kind; competition; match
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
to fall into another's hands
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
faint-inducing; dizzying; overwhelming; mind-numbing; staggering
Kansei Reforms (series of conservative government measures; 1787-1793)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
political measures; policy
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account
to close down a business; to shut a business
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
indescribable; having no way to express
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person