financials; on the funding (capital) side
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
miser; niggard; cheapskate
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
curtain; hanging; bunting
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
returning from school; going home from school
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
present (brought by a visitor); gift
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
there being no use in arguing (about it)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
headquarters; head office; main office
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
environmentally friendly; eco-friendly
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
duty; function; office; mission; task
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
public order; public peace; public security; law and order