painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
postcard; memo; note; card
sales; selling; marketing
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
nine times; twisting around many times
one's post; place of work; workplace
reality; actuality; hard fact