pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
prejudice; bias; distorted view
image; figure; figure; form; image
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
change of occupation; career change
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
rebate; commission; kickback
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
interruption; suspension; break
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
hotel in the center of the city
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
reason; cause; history; origin
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light