personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
and; thereupon; because of that
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
shellfish; seashell; shell
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to be given up; to be discontinued
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to choke; to have trouble breathing