to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
beginning; clue; starting point
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
support; backing; aid; assistance
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
thousands; several thousand
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
fee; charge; rate; material
to capture; to seize; to plunder
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
dozens; scores of; decades
cooperation; collaboration
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
amount of money; sum of money
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
now that; since; so long as; because
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
almost; roughly; approximately
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency