decision; determination; resolution
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
way; course; the only way
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
earnings from a part-time job
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
real experience; actual observations
present continuous tense; present progressive form
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
(one's) quota; assignment
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
discount coupon or ticket
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
(one acting as a) foster parent
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to sweat and slave; to toil away
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
advance; moving forward; progress