worldly desires; materialistic desires
valuable (object); negotiable (instrument)
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to whine; to make feeble complaints
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
total (money); full amount; sum
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
influence; clout; leverage
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work
modesty; humility; being humble