expenses; costly; expensive
pessimism; negative thinking
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
string made from twisted paper
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
sphincter; sphincter muscle; constrictor
plaintive; piteous; doleful
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (a thing) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
to top up (drinks, water, rice, etc.); to replenish
(licensed) red light district
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to leave as it is; to defer
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
number of words; vocality
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating