(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
compensating; making up for; supplementation
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
income; receipts; revenue
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
no!; no no!; no, not at all
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
close; intimate; on good terms
close; intimate; on good terms
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
greeting; a fine thing to say
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
since then; from that time; ever since
study; diligence; discount; reduction
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
such; this sort of; like this
moment by moment; hour by hour
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga