tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to sniff out; to get wind of
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
place for showering next to a tub
low dining table; tea table
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
G; g; gram; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss
program (e.g. TV); programme
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
direct connection; direct link
support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
normal-sized portion; normal serving
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
chastity; virtue; fidelity
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable