absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
period of youth; while young
robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy
to say; to tell; to state; to do
rubbing one's hands together
sympathy; compassion; pity
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
first meeting; first interview with
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
when it comes to; concerning
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
small fraction; small proportion
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam