war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to thrust down; to push off
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
postponement; deferment; adjournment
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
preparatory phase; preparatory period
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to stiffen; to become stiff
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
occupation; calling; livelihood
long; drawn-out; very long
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to have a meal together; to sit at table
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to have an uneasy conscience
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
semi-transparent; translucent