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)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
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; part-time job pay
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
real experience; actual observations
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
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; discount ticket
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
to know something by direct experience; (lit.) to know through the skin
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
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; kindness; benevolence
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
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)