writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
large amount of money; great cost
100,000,000; one hundred million
amount of money; sum of money
several people; a few people
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
scale; scope; plan; structure
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
secret; private; surreptitious
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
unrequited love; one-sided love
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
horseplay; fooling around
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
ideally; if one were to wish for more
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
perfect obsession; personal fixation; addiction to (something matching one's tastes)